conceivable
capable of being conceived; imaginable.
Origin of conceivable
1Other words from conceivable
- con·ceiv·a·bil·i·ty, con·ceiv·a·ble·ness, noun
- con·ceiv·a·bly, adverb
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How to use conceivable in a sentence
There’s no conceivable way, period, that he doesn’t know how to say it or what it is.
It’s also conceivable that Meyer could attempt to salvage Haskins’s NFL career.
Urban Meyer returns to coaching, jumps to NFL with hiring by Jacksonville Jaguars | Mark Maske | January 15, 2021 | Washington PostNet-zero solutions are technically conceivable for a range of energy-intensive industries, agriculture and transport methods, but the speed and scale at which they would have to ramp up to meet a 2050 deadline is formidable.
5 Years After Paris: How Countries’ Climate Policies Match Up To Their Promises, And Who’s Aiming For Net Zero Emissions | LGBTQ-Editor | December 13, 2020 | No Straight NewsThe editors of the New England Journal of Medicine, which published the pivotal study of the vaccine Thursday, called the results a triumph that are impressive enough to hold up to any conceivable review.
With key endorsement, Pfizer vaccine speeds toward FDA emergency approval | Claire Zillman, reporter | December 11, 2020 | FortuneFollowing that trend, it’s conceivable the Nationals will carry three first baseman again.
What’s missing from the Nationals’ roster? Here’s an early look. | Jesse Dougherty | November 6, 2020 | Washington Post
The logic was simple: In a place like Afghanistan, anyone could conceivably be the enemy.
‘Kill Team’: The Documentary the Army Doesn’t Want You to See | Andrew Romano | July 26, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIf those weapons are already in country, ISIS could, conceivably, capture one.
They conceivably could have leapt from a number of tall buildings and then drifted over to where they landed.
Hero or Criminal? James Brady, the WTC Ironworker Who Jumped Off the Building | Michael Daly | March 25, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTSo conceivably he could win the nomination and then the Democrats would likely “Cruz” to a Johnson vs. Goldwater-style landslide.
Who Does the GOP Really Have To Run Against Hillary in 2016? | Myra Adams | January 14, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTBeing somebody who Carrie could have conceivably reached or gotten out in some sort of prison escape in Season 4.
‘Homeland’ Creator: Why Brody Had to Die for the Show to Live, and What’s Next in Season 4 | Andrew Romano | December 16, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTNo Brodrick had ever married a woman who wandered, who conceivably would want to wander.
The Creators | May SinclairThe ghost story may thus quite conceivably be the first form of tale ever invented.
Masterpieces of Mystery, Vol. 1 (of 4) | VariousCould this glacier conceivably proceed in an almost level course up to Chang La, itself?
Mount Everest the Reconnaissance, 1921 | Charles Kenneth Howard-BuryHenceforth things might be conceivably better, but—they would be different.
Mary Gray | Katharine TynanYou must assume responsibility for any crime which might conceivably be yours.
The Status Civilization | Robert Sheckley
British Dictionary definitions for conceivable
/ (kənˈsiːvəbəl) /
capable of being understood, believed, or imagined; possible
Derived forms of conceivable
- conceivability or conceivableness, noun
- conceivably, adverb
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