Meaning

3 senses
  1. That cannot be believed.

    Near-synonyms: unbelievable, incredible, inconceivable

    unvorstellbar

    немы́слимыйnemýslimyj

  2. Inconceivable or unimaginable; extremely improbable in a way that goes against common sense.

    Near-synonyms: inconceivable, imponderable

    undenkbar, unvorstellbar

    немы́слимыйnemýslimyj

  3. Extremely improper; extremely at odds with norms of expected behavior.

    Near-synonyms: taboo, unspeakable, unutterable, inconceivable

More definitions
  • incapable of being conceived or considered

Examples

34 sentences
  1. This is unthinkable.

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  2. Tom did the unthinkable.

    deTom hat das Undenkbare getan.

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  3. Sami's mental illness drove him to commit something unthinkable.

    Психічна хвороба Семі призвела його до скоєння немислимого.

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  4. The unthinkable has happened.

    Трапилося щось немислиме.

    deDas Undenkbare ist passiert.

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  5. What if the unthinkable should happen?

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Translations

8 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
incapable of being believed; incredible:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
incapable of being believed; incredible:
inconceivable or unimaginable; extremely improbable in a way that goes against common sense:

Forms

more unthinkable, most unthinkable
Comparativemore unthinkable Lesson
Superlativemost unthinkable Lesson

regular

Synonyms

7 synonyms

Antonyms

1 antonyms

Word family

3 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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