inconceivable
CEFR: C2
Not capable of being imagined, grasped, or mentally envisioned; extremely unbelievable.
SPELLING TRAP: Remember the 'i before e except after c' rule: in-con-c-e-i-v-a-b-l-e.
Common Collocations
- virtually inconceivable
- almost inconceivable
- inconceivable that
Example Sentence
A century ago, instantaneous wireless video communication across continents was virtually inconceivable.