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

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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.
The GOP: the new know-nothing party|Aaron Blake|February 4, 2021|Washington Post
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 Post
Net-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 News
The 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|Fortune

Following 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|DAILY BEAST
If those weapons are already in country, ISIS could, conceivably, capture one.
MH17 Was Awful, but It’s Probably Unique|Dave Majumdar|July 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST
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|DAILY BEAST
So 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|DAILY BEAST
Being 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|DAILY BEAST
No Brodrick had ever married a woman who wandered, who conceivably would want to wander.
The Creators|May Sinclair
The ghost story may thus quite conceivably be the first form of tale ever invented.
Masterpieces of Mystery, Vol. 1 (of 4)|Various
Could this glacier conceivably proceed in an almost level course up to Chang La, itself?
Mount Everest the Reconnaissance, 1921|Charles Kenneth Howard-Bury
Henceforth things might be conceivably better, but—they would be different.
Mary Gray|Katharine Tynan
You must assume responsibility for any crime which might conceivably be yours.
The Status Civilization|Robert Sheckley

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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