unthinkable

UK
/ʌnˈθɪŋkəbl/
US
/ʌnˈθɪŋkəbl/

Translations

unthinkableadjective
more unthinkable
Comp.
most unthinkable
Super.
UK
/ʌnˈθɪŋkəbl/
US
/ʌnˈθɪŋkəbl/
The destruction caused by the hurricane was unthinkable.
Разрушения, вызванные ураганом, были невообразимыми.
For many, the concept of infinity is unthinkable.
Для многих концепция бесконечности является непостижимой.
The idea of living without electricity was unthinkable.
Идея жить без электричества была немыслимой.
unthinkablenoun
unthinkables
pl
UK
/ʌnˈθɪŋkəbl̩/
US
/ʌnˈθɪŋkəbl̩/
Used substantively to mean ‘something that is unthinkable’.

Definitions

unthinkableadjective
Impossible to imagine or comprehend; inconceivable.
The idea of living on Mars was once considered unthinkable.
So extreme or unlikely as to be considered impossible.
It was unthinkable that the small team could win against the champions.
unthinkablenoun
Something that cannot be imagined, considered, or accepted.
For decades, the collapse of the company was the unthinkable.