conceivable
AdjectiveUS[kuhn-see-vuh-buhl]/kənˈsivəbəl/4 syllables
Synonyms:
imaginable
Open English WordNet
Adjective (1)
- capable of being imagined“that is a conceivable answer”Synonyms: imaginableOpposite unthinkableSimilar thinkable
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Con·ceiv′a·ble adjective
Origin: Cf. F. concevable.
Capable of being conceived, imagined, or understood. “Any conceivable weight.” Bp. John Wilkins
It is not conceivable that it should be indeed that very person whose shape and voice it assumed.— Francis Atterbury
— Con·ceiv′wb-a1′>′a·ble·ness, noun — Con·ceiv′wb-a1′>′a·bly, adverb
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54