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It's hard running as an independent. I wouldn't have won the Senate election if I hadn't been governor. I had credibility. The hard part is getting voters to the point where they think it's thinkable and not a waste of time.
Angus King

Meaning of "thinkable" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF THINKABLE

thinkable  [ˈθɪŋkəbəl] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF THINKABLE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Thinkable is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES THINKABLE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of thinkable in the English dictionary

The definition of thinkable in the dictionary is able to be conceived or considered; possible; feasible.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH THINKABLE


applicable
ˈæplɪkəbəl
bankable
ˈbæŋkəbəl
clickable
ˈklɪkəbəl
despicable
dɪˈspɪkəbəl
drinkable
ˈdrɪŋkəbəl
impeccable
ɪmˈpɛkəbəl
inexplicable
ˌɪnɪkˈsplɪkəbəl
linkable
ˈlɪŋkəbəl
nonshrinkable
ˌnɒnˈʃrɪŋkəbəl
nonsinkable
ˈnɒnˈsɪŋkəbəl
remarkable
rɪˈmɑːkəbəl
shrinkable
ˈʃrɪŋkəbəl
sinkable
ˈsɪŋkəbəl
stackable
ˈstækəbəl
unbreakable
ʌnˈbreɪkəbəl
undrinkable
ʌnˈdrɪŋkəbəl
unshrinkable
ʌnˈʃrɪŋkəbəl
unsinkable
ʌnˈsɪŋkəbəl
unthinkable
ʌnˈθɪŋkəbəl
workable
ˈwɜːkəbəl

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE THINKABLE

think much of
think nothing of
think out
think outside the box
think over
think tank
think the world of
think twice
think up
think-tank
thinkableness
thinkably
thinker
thinking
thinking cap
thinking pattern
thinking process
thinking time
thinkingly
thinkingness

WORDS THAT END LIKE THINKABLE

able
blockable
bookable
breakable
checkable
hackable
likable
lockable
maskable
packable
rockable
smokable
trackable
unlikable
unlockable
unmistakable
unremarkable
unshakable
unspeakable
unworkable
walkable

Synonyms and antonyms of thinkable in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «THINKABLE»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «thinkable» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of thinkable

Translation of «thinkable» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF THINKABLE

Find out the translation of thinkable to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of thinkable from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «thinkable» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

可以想象
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

pensable
570 millions of speakers

English

thinkable
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

विचारणीय
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

نتصوره
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

мыслимо
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

pensável
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

কল্পনীয়
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

pensable
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Difikirkan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

denkbar
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

考えられる
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

사유
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Pikirane
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

có thể tưởng tượng được
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

thinkable
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

विचार करता येण्यासारखा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

düşünülebilir
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

pensabile
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

pomyślenia
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

мислимо
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

imaginabil
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

νοητό
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

denkbaar
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

tänkbara
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

tenkelige
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of thinkable

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «THINKABLE»

The term «thinkable» is regularly used and occupies the 103.706 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «THINKABLE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about thinkable

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5 QUOTES WITH «THINKABLE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word thinkable.
1
John Ashcroft
What we learned on September 11 is that the unthinkable is now thinkable in the world.
2
Nick Johnson
A lot of the things that until now seemed unthinkable are starting to be thinkable.
3
Angus King
It's hard running as an independent. I wouldn't have won the Senate election if I hadn't been governor. I had credibility. The hard part is getting voters to the point where they think it's thinkable and not a waste of time.
4
Moses Mendelssohn
A God is thinkable, therefore a God is also actually present.
5
Raymond Moody
The subject of death is taboo. We feel, perhaps only subconsciously, that to be in contact with death in any way, even indirectly, somehow confronts us with the prospect of our own deaths, draws our own deaths closer and makes them more real and thinkable.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «THINKABLE»

Discover the use of thinkable in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to thinkable and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Figures of the Thinkable
A collection of articles, lectures, and interviews whose apparent variety, touching on social criticism, psychoanalysis, philosophy, poetry and science, among others, is actually strongly focused on one main idea: that of autonomous, ...
Cornelius Castoriadis, 2007
2
The fiction of a thinkable world: body, meaning, and the ...
The structure of daily experience in capitalist society reinforces the fictions of the Western intellectual tradition, stunt human creativity, and create the illusion that the capitalist order is natural and unsurpassable.Steinberg's ...
Michael Steinberg, 2005
3
The Untied States of America: A Thinkable Alternative to ...
We are dispersed throughout the land, it is true, but we also are clustered by region, as clearly shown by the Presidential election results of the early 21st Century, and by the map on the cover of this book.
Fred Kilbourne, 2010
4
Thinkable Poems of the Ups and Downs and Turns and Twists of ...
This book was published in hopes it could help even just one person get through those tough times that seem to come up with whatever they do.
Kristie Hunt, 2009
5
Making Death Thinkable: A Psychoanalytic Contribution to the ...
De Masi is aware of the philosophical, sociological, religious or mystical approaches to the problem of death, but he chooses to focus on, and remain within, the theoretical frame of reference of psychoanalysis.
Franco De Masi, 2004
6
Political Legitimacy in Middle Africa: Father, Family, Food
What is thinkable in one place and time may not be thinkable in another. Let me emphasize that in using the terms "thinkable" and "unthinkable" I am being literal: Can we, do we, think these thoughts? This is not to be confused with normative ...
Michael G. Schatzberg, 2001
7
The Spirit of the Age: Hegel and the Fate of Thinking
in releasing the very notion of thinking the thinkable, the world also releases its power to be the being of thinkability. Consequently, the self-mediation of the world that releases its notion qua notion of the thinkable and its thinking posits the ...
Paul Ashton, Paul Ashton, Toula Nicolacopoulos and George Vassilacopoulos (editors), Toula Nicolacopoulos, 2008
8
Foundations for a Science of Language
never includes more than a fraction of what the thinkable allows for. Vectorially — -vectorial representation is often convenient in lin— guistics —-the thinkable could lead to any thought of any nature, whereas whatever has been thought, ...
Gustave Guillaume, 1984
9
Alexander of Aphrodisias: On Aristotle Prior Analytics 1.32-46
He takes A as always being, B as thinkable Aristomenes, C as Aristomenes. Taking these terms, he predicates A of B indeterminately, that is always being of thinkable Aristomenes, which is true since Aristomenes is always thinkable, that is, ...
Alexander of Aphrodisias, 2014
10
Aristotle on the Category of Relation
(Metaphysics 1021a31-1021b3) Let us begin by examining the first example, that of the thinkable and thought. Aristotle contends that the thinkable is a relative because something is relative to it, not because the thinkable is related to ...
Pamela Michelle Hood, 2004

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «THINKABLE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term thinkable is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Inspire Australia: Thinkable.org opens scientific funding to the masses
Thinkable.org's Inspire Australia Research Competition is currently open to public voting, with a host of cutting-edge entries from young researchers across the ... «Sydney Morning Herald, Jul 15»
2
Centenary Institute prize based on public vote via Thinkable
“It's the first time a major scientific prize has opened up to the public, so we are very excited,” said Ben McNeil, Thinkable's founder and chief scientist. «The Australian, Jul 15»
3
ECB's Nowotny says bridge program for Greece thinkable
Barclays economics research, led by Francois Cabau, referring to the ECB's general council: “We would expect ECB's GC to shut down ELA at the latest by 20 ... «Sentinel Republic, Jul 15»
4
ECB's Nowotny says bridge program for Greece thinkable: TV
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Bridge funding for Greece while a new bailout program is being negotiated could be a possibility, European Central Bank Governing ... «Yahoo News, Jul 15»
5
Paul Krugman | Thinking About the All Too Thinkable
The path toward non-Grexit — toward Greece and its creditors reaching a deal that keeps it in the euro — is getting narrower, although it's not yet completely ... «New York Times, Jun 15»
6
Scientist Nathanial Harris raps about cancer to crowd-source funds …
Harris submitted to Thinkable because he was concerned about the future of government-funded scientific grants in Australia, and said the platform could ... «Sydney Morning Herald, Jun 15»
7
Rapping doctor Nathanial Harris wants you to help fund his …
Harris submitted to Thinkable because he was concerned about the future of government-funded scientific grants in Australia, and said the platform could ... «Stuff.co.nz, Jun 15»
8
Scotland leaving UK, UK leaving EU: (un-)thinkable?
While writing this column on Friday morning, the final results of who has won the United Kingdom's May 7 general election had not yet been announced. «Today's Zaman, May 15»
9
Is the unthinkable thinkable?
It was unthinkable until now that Hillary Clinton would not be the Democratic nominee for president in 2016. It had been unthinkable in 2007 that she would not ... «The Sheet, Mar 15»
10
Unthinkable Downgrade Now Thinkable Because of Oil Plunge
(Bloomberg) -- The notion that Mexico might be at risk of a credit downgrade would have been unthinkable last year. Today, the unrelenting swoon in oil prices ... «Bloomberg, Jan 15»

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