unthinkable
Something, or various things collectively, that one dares not think about or doSomething, or various things collectively, that one dares not think about or do.
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» This is unthinkable.
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1 sensesSomething, or various things collectively, that one dares not think about or do.
Near-synonym: unspeakable
do the unthinkable
Examples
34 sentencesThis is unthinkable.
Tom did the unthinkable.
deTom hat das Undenkbare getan. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Sami's mental illness drove him to commit something unthinkable.
Психічна хвороба Семі призвела його до скоєння немислимого. — oromashka
The unthinkable has happened.
Трапилося щось немислиме. — deniko
deDas Undenkbare ist passiert. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
What if the unthinkable should happen?
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