conceivable
conceivable
Definition
con·ceiv·able (kən sēv′ə bəl)
adjective
that can be conceived, understood, imagined, or believed
Etymology: ME
con·ceiv′·abil′·ity noun
con·ceiv′·ably adverb
conceivable
Synonyms
conceivable
modif.
conceivable
Usage Examples
Preposition: that
- people: It is conceivable that people associate RNIB too closely with blindness rather than less severe but nevertheless disabling sight loss.
- man: Is it conceivable that a man serving in the British army could have hidden deep pathological tendencies for a full fifteen years?
- issue: We believe that we have identified all the main issues; however, it is conceivable that other issues may arise subsequently.
- group: It is conceivable that such groups of individuals might also maintain the live vaccine strain of poliovirus.
- name: It is conceivable that names of variants of the functionality might change in future versions.
- someone: Young people achieve high marks; it is quite conceivable that someone who got a grade D this year got approximately 75 % .
Modifies a noun
- angle: I had shots of my coffee table from every conceivable angle.
- circumstance: It is not possible to catalog in advance all conceivable circumstances.
- genre: Based in Nashville, the show pulled in artists from every conceivable genre, highlighting the breadth of Cash's tastes.
- aspect: Flash animation covering every conceivable aspect of the attack.
- scenario: The UK has sufficient stocks of smallpox vaccine to cover every conceivable scenario.
- kind: They supply every conceivable kind of sock to all types of retailers, from high street outlets to large corporations.
Modifying Another Word
- scarcely: It seems scarcely conceivable that they would have behaved any differently.
- hardly: Which of them is closest to the truth is something it is hardly conceivable that historical research could ever now discover.
- perfectly: It is perfectly conceivable that they could be imported into the UK in the future.
- quite: It is quite conceivable that he may not even have heard of the Invisible Man.
- entirely: It is entirely conceivable that something has prevented him from coming to open the door.
- certainly: In fact, a yes vote in the referendum is certainly conceivable under his guidance There is no need to despair, tho.
Used with adjective complement
Browse dictionary entries near conceivable
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- concealed carry law
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- concent
- concenter
- concentrate
- concentrated
- concentration
- concentration camp
- concentrative
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