conceivable

conceivable
Synonyms and related words:
apparent, appreciable, apprehensible, ascertainable, believable, cogitable, cognizable, colorable, comprehensible, conceivably possible, contingent, credible, discernible, discoverable, distinguishable, earthly, fanciable, fiduciary, graspable, humanly possible, imaginable, knowable, likely, mortal, perceptible, plausible, possible, potential, prehensible, probable, reasonable, recognizable, reliable, seizable, supposable, tenable, thinkable, trustworthy, trusty, understandable, unexceptionable, unimpeachable, unquestionable, worthy of faith

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  • Conceivable — Con*ceiv a*ble, a. [Cf. F. concevable.] Capable of being conceived, imagined, or understood. Any conceivable weight. Bp. Wilkins. [1913 Webster] It is not conceivable that it should be indeed that very person whose shape and voice it assumed.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • conceivable — index believable, colorable (plausible), comprehensible, constructive (inferential), plausible, possible …   Law dictionary

  • conceivable — mid 15c. (implied in conceivableness), from CONCEIVE (Cf. conceive) + ABLE (Cf. able). Originally in a now obsolete sense that can be received. Meaning that can be imagined is attested from 1620s (in conceivably) …   Etymology dictionary

  • conceivable — [adj] reasonable, easy to understand believable, convincing, credible, earthly, imaginable, likely, mortal, possible, probable, supposable, thinkable; concepts 529,552 Ant. difficult, inconceivable, unbelievable, unimaginable, unreasonable,… …   New thesaurus

  • conceivable — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ capable of being imagined or understood. DERIVATIVES conceivably adverb …   English terms dictionary

  • conceivable — [kən sēv′ə bəl] adj. [ME] that can be conceived, understood, imagined, or believed conceivability n. conceivably adv …   English World dictionary

  • conceivable — adj. VERBS ▪ be, seem ▪ become ADVERB ▪ entirely, perfectly (esp. BrE), quite ▪ …   Collocations dictionary

  • conceivable — adj. conceivable that + clause (it is conceivable that they knew about it beforehand) * * * [kən siːvəb(ə)l] conceivable that + clause (it is conceivable that they knew about it beforehand) …   Combinatory dictionary

  • conceivable — [[t]kənsi͟ːvəb(ə)l[/t]] ADJ: oft it v link ADJ that If something is conceivable, you can imagine it or believe it. Without their support the project would not have been conceivable... It is just conceivable that a single survivor might be found …   English dictionary

  • conceivable — con|ceiv|a|ble [ kən sivəbl ] adjective possible, or possible to imagine: The book covers every conceivable aspect of the subject. conceivable that: It s conceivable that she s been delayed at work. ─ opposite INCONCEIVABLE ╾ con|ceiv|a|bly… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • conceivable — adjective able to be believed or imagined: He could talk intelligently on almost any conceivable subject. | What conceivable reason could they have for doing such crazy things? | conceiveable (that): It is conceivable that the peace mission will… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

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