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My sister and I know our lives could have been different - radically, unthinkably, irretrievably different - if we had not been adopted. We might have found ourselves in homes without love, stability or kindness. We might have found ourselves in care for much longer, without the secure attachment that being cradled in a mother's arms brings.
Michael Gove

Meaning of "unthinkably" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF UNTHINKABLY

unthinkably  [ʌnˈθɪŋkəblɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF UNTHINKABLY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Unthinkably is an adverb.
The adverb is an invariable part of the sentence that can change, explain or simplify a verb or another adverb.

WHAT DOES UNTHINKABLY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of unthinkably in the English dictionary

The first definition of unthinkably in the dictionary is in an unimaginable or inconceivable manner. Other definition of unthinkably is in a manner that is unpleasant to imagine or remember. Unthinkably is also in a manner that is not to be contemplated or is out of the question.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH UNTHINKABLY


amicably
ˈæmɪkəblɪ
communicably
kəˈmjuːnɪkəblɪ
despicably
dɪsˈpɪkəblɪ
impeccably
ɪmˈpɛkəblɪ
implacably
ɪmˈplækəblɪ
impracticably
ɪmˈpræktɪkəblɪ
inapplicably
ˌɪnəˈplɪkəblɪ
incommunicably
ˌɪnkəˈmjuːnɪkəblɪ
ineradicably
ˌɪnɪˈrædɪkəblɪ
inexplicably
ˌɪnɪkˈsplɪkəblɪ
inextricably
ˌɪnɪksˈtrɪkəblɪ
irrevocably
ɪˈrɛvəkəblɪ
practicably
ˈpræktɪkəblɪ
remarkably
rɪˈmɑːkəblɪ
thinkably
ˈθɪŋkəblɪ
unequivocably
ˌʌnɪˈkwɪvəkəblɪ
unmistakably
ˌʌnmɪsˈteɪkəblɪ
unremarkably
ˌʌnrɪˈmɑːkəblɪ
unshakably
ʌnˈʃeɪkəblɪ
unspeakably
ʌnˈspiːkəblɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE UNTHINKABLY

unthankfulness
unthatch
unthawed
untheological
untheoretical
unthickened
unthink
unthinkability
unthinkable
unthinkableness
unthinking
unthinkingly
unthinkingness
unthorough
unthought
unthought-of
unthoughtful
unthoughtfully
unthread
unthreatened

WORDS THAT END LIKE UNTHINKABLY

ably
arguably
comfortably
considerably
drinkably
inevitably
invariably
notably
noticeably
preferably
presumably
probably
reasonably
reliably
reputably
revokably
suitably
unbelievably
undesirably
workably

Synonyms and antonyms of unthinkably in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «unthinkably» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF UNTHINKABLY

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

Translator English - Chinese

难以想象
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

unthinkably
570 millions of speakers

English

unthinkably
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

unthinkably
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

لا يفكر به
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

немыслимо
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

inconcebivelmente
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

unthinkably
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

impensablement
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Tak dapat difikirkan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

unvorstellbar
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

unthinkably
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

생각할 수 없을 정도로
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Unthinkably
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

sức tưởng tượng
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

unthinkably
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अविचारीपणे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

aklından çıkarılabilir
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

unthinkably
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

niewyobrażalnie
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

немислимо
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

unthinkably
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ανυπολόγιστα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

ondenkbare
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

unthinkably
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

utenkelig
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of unthinkably

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «UNTHINKABLY»

The term «unthinkably» is normally little used and occupies the 114.860 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «UNTHINKABLY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «unthinkably» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «unthinkably» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

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

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QUOTES WITH «UNTHINKABLY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word unthinkably.
1
Michael Gove
My sister and I know our lives could have been different - radically, unthinkably, irretrievably different - if we had not been adopted. We might have found ourselves in homes without love, stability or kindness. We might have found ourselves in care for much longer, without the secure attachment that being cradled in a mother's arms brings.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «UNTHINKABLY»

Discover the use of unthinkably in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to unthinkably and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War
And in the end, isn’t the human factor the only true difference between us and the enemy we now refer to as ‘the living dead’?” Note: Some of the numerical and factual material contained in this edition was previously published ...
Max Brooks, 2006
2
D.H. Lawrence and Nine Women Writers
1. Katherine. Mansfield: "We. Are. Unthinkably. Alike". In Women in Love, Gudrun Brangwen (modeled on aspects of Katherine Mansfield's character)' gets along peacefully with Rupert Birkin (broadly based on Lawrence). This fictional ...
Leo Hamalian, 1996
3
Lo!
"Lo!" is a book with the capacity to rewire brains and sculpt new lenses for seeing the unexpected, the unexplained--and perhaps for glimpsing our own role in Fort's mystifying cosmic scheme.
Charles Fort, 2004
4
The Metamorphi of the Phenomeni
Unthinkably. You. To touch you with my eye's is pleasure beyond control To hold such beauty in my mind, I'm tempted to get bold A curse, my body registers like a rising sun, the heat of passion has just begone I began to sweat, knowing that to  ...
Edward Scott, 2003
5
Intersensory Origin of Mind: A Revisit to Emergent Evolution
It is an attractive poetic idea, but not to any sensory scientist who has studied true sensory thresholds, where the faintest (almost unthinkably faint) sensation of light appears when only two or three quanta of radiant energy are presented to the ...
Thorne Shipley, 2013
6
Reading Modern Law: Critical Methodologies and Sovereign ...
Unthinkably wonderful. Unthinkably horrible. The work of avoiding the unthinkably horrible while remaining open to, if not actively pursuing, the wonderful, if not the merely good welfare of society, however, is the work oflaw and politics.
Ruth Margaret Buchanan, Stewart John Motha, Sundhya Pahuja, 2012
7
Wilbur's Poetry: Music in Scattering Time
And so "unthinkably" is the last small word eddy in the poem, conjoining at least three meanings: something unthinkable is appalling, too awful to think about; we rose "unthinkably" because only at some point far beyond the bluefish level did ...
Bruce Michelson, 2009
8
Yes, God Really Is Up There!
Unthinkably. Difficult. Everything we learn from the Scriptures is written for our benefit. We can be absolutely certain that in this culture where many choose to believe that “all things are relative,” the Ten Commandments proclaim the exact ...
Egils Lapainis, 2009
9
The Book of Eibon
Unthinkably. more ancient is this Earth than we dare to dream,and innumerable are the marvels and the mysteries othershadowy and forgotten prime. Race upon race has arisen from her teeming fens, or descended upon her from beyond the ...
R. M. Price, 2006
10
Becoming Immortal: Combining Cloning and Stem-Cell Therapy
What are the organisms with unthinkably long lifetimes? Bristlecone pines (Pinus aristata) take the prize for longevity. Although several bristlecones are only somewhat more than 3,000 years old, one, in Wheeler Peak eastern Nevada, is more ...
Stanley Shostak, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «UNTHINKABLY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term unthinkably is used in the context of the following news items.
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Tories, don't vote for Jeremy Corbyn. It won't end well
A government led by Jeremy Corbyn would be unthinkably bad for the UK. “A-ha, but he could never get into government!” I hear #ToriesForCorbyn say. But an ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»
2
Gov. Walker leaves a wake of damage: Another view
Under his watch, the state has seen unthinkably extreme education cuts, seismic erosion of labor rights and dangerous corrosion of Wisconsin's tradition of ... «USA TODAY, Jul 15»
3
Trump shows speech can have effect without making complete sense
So is it unthinkably ridiculous to suppose The Donald might become president? I suspect so. But let's not forget that immortal scene in Back To The Future where ... «Financial Times, Jun 15»
4
View from the O-Zone: Unthinkable – but not the end
And there Bradley was, talking about Fowler's rookie season ending unthinkably long before it began. Unthinkable. Unreal. “He will be out for the season; he did ... «Jacksonville Jaguars, May 15»
5
Dzhokhar Tsarnaev rejected the promise on campus
But something went terribly, unthinkably, savagely wrong. So instead, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was sitting in a federal courtroom 60 miles north of here, as his ... «Boston Globe, Apr 15»
6
This is the fastest cell phone network ever
Nokia Networks has developed an unthinkably fast 5G cellular technology, 10 times faster than Google Fiber and 40 times faster than 4G. The company says the ... «CNNMoney, Apr 15»
7
SXSW Film Review: 'Uncle Kent 2'
An unthinkably self-indulgent sequel whose primary comic conceit is that it's an unthinkably self-indulgent sequel, “Uncle Kent 2″ — or “Uncle Kent 2! «Variety, Mar 15»
8
Reader Thinks Oil Spill on Glendora Mountain Road is Deliberate
Beyond the obvious environmental damage that this will cause it is an unthinkably stupid way to make a point if such was their intent. As a result of this CHP and ... «Patch.com, Mar 15»
9
Egypt and Hamas
As the rest of the world grows unthinkably tolerant of Hamas, its military wing, Izzadin Kassam, has been officially branded a terrorist organization by Egypt. «Jerusalem Post Israel News, Feb 15»
10
5 Unthinkably Horrific Human Sacrifices That All Took Place in the …
When I hear 'human sacrifice' it conjures up images of ancient primitive civilizations - pagan rituals, satanic cults and brutal offerings to the Gods. But, as it turns ... «moviepilot.com, Jan 15»

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