Meaning & use
inconceivable
Impossible to imagine, believe, or accept as true.
See it in a sentence
It seemed inconceivable that the tiny startup could beat a global corporation.
A world without electricity is inconceivable to most people today.
A note on using this word
The word became a pop-culture catchphrase in the film "The Princess Bride," where a character repeatedly misuses it for things that are merely surprising, not truly impossible.
Words with a similar meaning
unimaginableunthinkable
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Words with an opposite meaning
conceivableimaginable
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