thinkable
/ˈθɪŋkəbl/adjective
उच्चारण थिंकबल
सोचने योग्य, संभव
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[not before noun]
that you can imagine as a possibility; possible
सोचने योग्य, संभव
- It is hardly thinkable that she would cheat.
- A trip to the Moon was hardly thinkable a century ago.
- Such a mistake is hardly thinkable for a trained pilot.
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- It is barely thinkable that the village could be flooded.
- Is it thinkable that the match could be cancelled?
Synonyms conceivable imaginable possible feasible plausible
Opposite unthinkable inconceivable impossible unimaginable
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
be thinkable (that-clause / to-infinitive)
It says something is possible to imagine; in practice it mostly appears in negative sentences.
यह बताता है कि कोई बात कल्पना करने योग्य है; व्यवहार में यह अधिकतर निषेध वाक्यों में आता है।
- It is hardly thinkable that Radhika would miss the exam.
- Is it thinkable to cancel the final match?
unthinkable + for / to
The opposite, unthinkable, is much more common and takes for or to before the person affected.
इसका विपरीत 'unthinkable' कहीं अधिक आम है और प्रभावित व्यक्ति से पहले 'for' या 'to' लेता है।
- Failure was unthinkable for her.
- It was unthinkable to leave without telling anyone.
thinkable + noun
Before a noun it means that can be imagined or considered a real possibility.
संज्ञा से पहले इसका अर्थ है जिसकी कल्पना की जा सके या जिसे वास्तविक संभावना माना जा सके।
- Every thinkable solution was discussed in the meeting.
every / any thinkable + noun
Every thinkable or any thinkable stresses that nothing was left out.
'Every thinkable' या 'any thinkable' से यह ज़ोर मिलता है कि कुछ भी छोड़ा नहीं गया।
- They tried every thinkable way to reach the village.
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adverb + thinkable
hardlybarelyscarcelyjustno longer
- Such a result was hardly thinkable a year ago.
thinkable + noun
optionsolutionoutcomeideascenario
- Every thinkable outcome was studied.
verb + thinkable
beseembecomeremain
- A women's cricket team was once not thinkable in many villages; today it seems natural.
opposite
unthinkableinconceivableunimaginableimpossible
- Life without a mobile phone now seems unthinkable.
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- A flood in the dry season is barely thinkable.
सूखे मौसम में बाढ़ की कल्पना भी मुश्किल से की जा सकती है।
- It was not thinkable for her family that she would travel alone.
उसके परिवार के लिए यह कल्पना से परे था कि वह अकेली यात्रा करेगी।
- The principal listed every thinkable reason for the delay.
प्रधानाचार्य ने देरी के हर संभव कारण की सूची बनाई।
- Is it thinkable that the team could lose from this position?
क्या यह कल्पना की जा सकती है कि टीम इस स्थिति से हार जाएगी?
- Thirty years ago, online exams were hardly thinkable.
तीस वर्ष पहले ऑनलाइन परीक्षाओं की कल्पना भी कठिन थी।
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These adjectives describe what the mind can or cannot imagine, with different strength.
ये विशेषण बताते हैं कि मन क्या कल्पना कर सकता है या नहीं, और इनकी तीव्रता भिन्न है।
Can be imagined as possible.
संभव के रूप में कल्पना की जा सकती है।
- A strike is thinkable but not likely.
So shocking that nobody can accept it as possible.
इतना चौंकाने वाला कि कोई उसे संभव नहीं मानता।
- Cheating in the final exam was unthinkable.
Possible to imagine or believe, in a more formal tone.
कल्पना या विश्वास करने योग्य, अधिक औपचारिक लहजे में।
- It is conceivable that rain will stop play.
≈Synonyms and antonyms
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think·a·ble
?Which word?
Keep the possible words together: thinkable, conceivable, imaginable, feasible (possible and practical), plausible (seeming reasonable), viable (able to work successfully).
संभव के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: thinkable, conceivable, imaginable, feasible (संभव और व्यावहारिक), plausible (उचित लगने वाला), viable (सफलतापूर्वक चल सकने वाला)।
§Grammar and usage
Usage: thinkable is less common than its opposite unthinkable ('It was unthinkable to give up').
प्रयोग में thinkable अपने विपरीत unthinkable से कम आम है ('It was unthinkable to give up')।