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thinkable

[thing-kuh-buhl] / ˈθɪŋ kə bəl /
ADJECTIVE
believable, feasible
Synonyms
WEAK
cogitable comprehendible comprehensible conceivable convincing imaginable likely possible practicable practical presumable reasonable supposable within realm of possibility within the limits
Antonyms
WEAK
impossible inconceivable unbelievable unfeasible unlikely unthinkable

Example Sentences

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A rate increase, once unthinkable, has become thinkable thanks to stubborn inflation, Iran and a resilient economy.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 2026

But because of the people, things that seemed unthinkable suddenly were thinkable?

From Slate • Jul. 10, 2025

Distant from the judging eyes of people they know and with every thinkable comfort at their fingertips, each drops their guard, just like the other guests.

From Salon • Mar. 10, 2025

This was unthinkable at the start of the season given their pedigree, but it has become very thinkable in recent weeks, especially after the fearful going over they got when losing 4-2 in Paris.

From BBC • Jan. 29, 2025

They had made the unthinkable thinkable and the impossible really happen.

From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.