inconceivable
/ɪn.kənˈsiː.və.bl̩/
inconceivable adjective: unable to be conceived or imagined; unbelievable.
Adjective
inconceivable (comparative more inconceivable, superlative most inconceivable)
- Unable to be conceived or imagined; unbelievable.
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- Synonyms:
- unconceivable, unthinkable
- Antonyms:
- conceivable
inconceivable meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Bengali and Malayalam
inconceivable in Hindi
- unable to be conceived, unbelievable
- अकल्पनीय akalpanīya, कल्पनातीत kalpanātīt
inconceivable in Tamil
- நினைக்க முடியாத
inconceivable in Bengali
- অকল্পনীয়, ধারণাতীত, অবিশ্বাস্য
inconceivable in Malayalam
- incredible, unbelievable, beyond belief
- സങ്കല്പാതീതം, ബുദ്ധിക്ക് അപ്രാപ്യമായ, ഭാവനാതീതം, സങ്കല്പിക്കാനൊക്കാത്ത, വിശ്വാസസാധ്യമല്ലാത്ത, അഭാവനീയ
More languagesFewer languages
- inconceivable in Kannada
- ಊಹಿಸಲಾಗದ, ಊಹಾತೀತ, ಕಲ್ಪನಾತೀತ, ಭಾವನೆಗೆ ಸಿಕ್ಕದ
- inconceivable in Gujarati
- અચિંત્ય acintya
Examples of inconceivable in a sentence
- He chose to disbelieve the bad news as inconceivable.
- It was an obviously exaggerated way of describing an inconceivable fortune—like calling someone a bazillionaire.
- With some inconceivable pride, or rather stubbornness, as I wanted money, I refused.
Synonyms of inconceivable
Antonyms
Forms of inconceivable
| comparative | more inconceivable |
|---|---|
| superlative | most inconceivable |
Origin of inconceivable
From in- + conceivable.
Words formed from inconceivable
Questions about inconceivable
- What does inconceivable mean?
- Inconceivable means unable to be conceived or imagined; unbelievable.
- What is inconceivable in Hindi?
- Inconceivable in Hindi is अकल्पनीय (akalpanīya), कल्पनातीत (kalpanātīt). See Inconceivable meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is inconceivable?
- Inconceivable is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce inconceivable?
- Inconceivable is pronounced /ɪn.kənˈsiː.və.bl̩/.
Words near inconceivable in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: inconceivable (page history and authors); inconceivable (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); Inconceivable (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); inconceivable (Olam, E.K. Kurup corpus) (dataset and license); inconceivable (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); અચિંત્ય (Gujarati) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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