conceivable

[ kuhn-see-vuh-buhl ]

/ kənˈsi və bəl /

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adjective

capable of being conceived; imaginable.

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Origin of conceivable

1425–75; late Middle English. See conceive, -able

OTHER WORDS FROM conceivable

con·ceiv·a·bil·i·ty, con·ceiv·a·ble·ness, nouncon·ceiv·a·bly, adverb

Words nearby conceivable

concealment, concede, conceded, conceit, conceited, conceivable, conceive, conceived, concelebrant, concelebrate, concelebration

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How to use conceivable in a sentence

It’s conceivable, but barely so, that the molecules will collect in the corner of the little box and then be in an even more special state.
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It’s conceivable to me that the next multi-million or even billion-dollar global sporting franchise could be in esports.
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The business model for private equity firms like Leonard Green involves stripping cash out of the organization, loading down operations with debt and reducing every conceivable expense.
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Still, “it’s conceivable that you could be surprised,” says Greg Adkins.
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It’s been a long slog to get to the point where doing error correction is even conceivable.
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It is conceivable, if highly unlikely, that most Palestinians will try to pull back from the brink.
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This is, in every conceivable way, a recipe for catastrophe.
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Is it not at least conceivable that the American electorate has changed the way it views women candidates?
Stop the Baby Clinton Madness|Jeff Greenfield|April 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST
There is no conceivable justification for treating people born on Tuesday differently than other people in terms of driving.
Judges Now Recognize Anti-Gay Marriage Laws Are Irrational|Geoffrey R. Stone|April 3, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The strongest conceivable U.S. land or amphibious forces would not provide a military option.
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Loss, where she was concerned, involved a permanent and irremediable bereavement—no substitute was conceivable.
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The plagued nation effected a revolution over its snuff-boxes in the happiest conceivable manner.
Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce|E. R. Billings.
It is conceivable that the art of agriculture may have been one of the outcomes of the situation in which man now found himself.
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Above, in the lower lofts, every conceivable human oddity was assembled in a sort of mercantile crazy quilt.
The Woman Gives|Owen Johnson
They are such illogical fools; a logical fool in an office, with a lot of red tape, is conceivable.
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British Dictionary definitions for conceivable

conceivable

/ (kənˈsiːvəbəl) /

adjective

capable of being understood, believed, or imagined; possible

Derived forms of conceivable

conceivability or conceivableness, nounconceivably, adverb

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