thinkable

American  

[thing-kuh-buhl] / ˈθɪŋ kə bəl /

adjective

1. capable of being thought; think; thought; conceivable.

2. that may be considered as possible or likely.

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thinkable British  

/ ˈθɪŋkəbəl /

adjective

1. able to be conceived or considered; possible; feasible

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Other Word Forms

• thinkableness noun
• thinkably adverb

Etymology

Origin of thinkable

First recorded in 1850–55; think ¹ + -able

Example Sentences

Distant from the judging eyes of people they know and with every thinkable comfort at their fingertips, each drops their guard, just like the other guests.

From Salon

This was unthinkable at the start of the season given their pedigree, but it has become very thinkable in recent weeks, especially after the fearful going over they got when losing 4-2 in Paris.

From BBC

Had I been in office, not even thinkable.

From Salon

“He spent 11 and a half years in jail for a crime he didn’t commit and was put through every thinkable proceeding until the case was finally dismissed,” Seeger said.

From Seattle Times

“It wouldn’t have been thinkable to have a 5 percent interest rate before the pandemic,” Jerome H. Powell, the Fed’s chair, said on Thursday.

From New York Times