unthinkable

unthinkable
adj.
VERBS
be, seem
make sth
consider sth

This would have been considered unthinkable only a decade ago.

ADVERB
absolutely, completely, literally, quite, simply
almost, nearly (esp. AmE), practically, virtually
hitherto, previously

A hitherto unthinkable question was asked.

politically
PREPOSITION
for

It's unthinkable for something like this to happen.

to

This course of action would have been unthinkable to the generals.


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