What does inconceivable mean?
Inconceivable means Unable to be conceived or imagined; unbelievable..
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/ɪn.kənˈsiː.və.bl̩/ · adjective
Unable to be conceived or imagined; unbelievable..
While the world altered dramatically during the course of her reign, the monarchy did too, though rather more imperceptibly: the walkabouts that increasingly characterised royal appearances, the pop concerts at Buckingham Palace, the throwing open of the royal palaces to visitors – even the paying of income tax, and royal podcasts – would have been inconceivable as innovations at the time Elizabeth came to the throne.
Use inconceivable when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Inconceivable means Unable to be conceived or imagined; unbelievable..
Common synonyms include unconceivable, impossible, unthinkable, unimaginable.
Possible antonyms include conceivable.
While the world altered dramatically during the course of her reign, the monarchy did too, though rather more imperceptibly: the walkabouts that increasingly characterised royal appearances, the pop concerts at Buckingham Palace, the throwing open of the royal palaces to visitors – even the paying of income tax, and royal podcasts – would have been inconceivable as innovations at the time Elizabeth came to the throne.
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