• Unthinkable

    Pronunciation

    • IPA: /ÊŒnˈθɪŋkÉ™bÉ™l/

    Origin

    - + thinkable

    Full definition of unthinkable

    Adjective

    unthinkable

    1. Incapable of being believed; incredible.
    2. Inconceivable or unimaginable; extremely improbable in a way that goes against common sense.Nothing is unthinkable, nothing impossible to the balanced person, provided it comes out of the needs of life and is dedicated to life's further development -
      • 2011, October 23, Tom Fordyce, 2011 Rugby World Cup final: New Zealand 8-7 France, With 16 minutes left on the clock and the tension climbing through the roof, Trinh-Duc tried his luck with a penalty from just inside halfway only to push it wide, but the unthinkable now seemed a real possibility.
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