thinkable

[ thing-kuh-buhl ]

adjective

1. capable of being thought; think; thought; conceivable.
2. that may be considered as possible or likely.

thinkable

/ ˈθɪŋkəbəl /

adjective

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

Other Words From

• thinka·ble·ness noun
• thinka·bly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of thinkable¹

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

Example Sentences

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

Whether or not Ethiopia actually launches an invasion, Mr Abiy has made the war thinkable.

From BBC

“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

“It wouldn’t have been thinkable to have a 5 percent interest rate before the pandemic,” he later added.

From New York Times