"inconceivable" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ɪn.kənˈsiː.və.bl̩/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-inconceivable.wav [UK] Forms: inconceivable [positive], more inconceivable [comparative], most inconceivable [superlative]
Etymology: in- + conceivable Etymology templates: {{ety-prefix|in|conceivable}} in- + conceivable Head templates: {{adj|more=true}} [POS TABLE]
  1. Something that is inconceivable is unable to be believed. Synonyms: ridiculous, unbelievable, preposterous
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  2. Something that is inconceivable is something that is impossible to imagine or think about.
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The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
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