单词	thinkable
释义	thinkable adjective think·​able ˈthiŋ-kə-bəl  1 : conceivably possible a time when divorce was barely thinkable 2 : capable of being comprehended or reasoned about the ultimate nature of Deity is scarcely thinkable thinkableness noun thinkably ˈthiŋ-kə-blē  adverb Example Sentences They divorced during a time when that was barely thinkable. Recent Examples on the Web That would have been unthinkable in early 2022, but war tends to make the unthinkable, thinkable. Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 27 July 2022 Still, improved alternative energy sources and construction techniques are making off-grid living more thinkable for more people, including those who don't want to haul buckets of water from a well or live by candlelight. Katherine Roth, USA TODAY, 12 June 2022 Still, improved alternative energy sources and construction techniques are making off-grid living more thinkable for more people, including those who don’t want to haul buckets of water from a well or live by candlelight. Katherine Roth, The Christian Science Monitor, 9 June 2022 They are designed by the Russians to blur the distinction between conventional and nuclear weapons, which strategists fear makes their use more thinkable. New York Times, 1 June 2022 For many in the U.S. and around the world, the very notion of the public good has grown less thinkable. Charles Mccrary, The New Republic, 4 Apr. 2022 The Girl From Plainville not only humanizes the characters at its center but brings you into the headspace that made such unthinkable actions feel thinkable. Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 May 2022 Pundits often make this point by citing the Overton window: a concept developed in the 1990s by two libertarian Josephs, Overton and Lehman, to describe the realm of the thinkable for mainstream voters considering policies and platforms. Ian Beacock, The New Republic, 22 Feb. 2022 Today, both Russia and the United States have nuclear arms that are much less destructive — their power just fractions of the Hiroshima bomb’s force, their use perhaps less frightening and more thinkable. New York Times, 21 Mar. 2022 See More Word History First Known Use 1764, in the meaning defined at sense 2 thinkable adjective as in conceivable Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance conceivable imaginable possible plausible potential probable hypothetical feasible implicit theoretical generable conjectural likely theoretic achievable viable supposed assumed doable attainable alleged suppositional practicable purported workable reputed Antonyms & Near Antonyms real existent actual factual confirmed demonstrated established true genuine authentic substantiated proven bona fide authenticated See More
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