Meaning & use

Conceivable

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Capable of being imagined, believed, or understood as possible.

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It is conceivable that the flight will be delayed given the storm warnings.

They tried every conceivable method to fix the leak before calling a plumber.

A note on using this word

"Conceivable" is often paired with "every" or "any" to emphasize the full range of possibilities, as in "every conceivable option."

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Words with an opposite meaning

inconceivableunimaginable

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