conceivable

B2
US /kənˈsiːvəbl̩/
adj Freq #22892

Meanings

  1. 1
    adj

    Capable of being conceived or imagined.

    But asked by “Face the Nation” host Margaret Brennan whether parents can send their kids to summer camp without vaccines, Fauci said, “It is conceivable that that will be possible.”

  2. 2
    adj

    capable of being imagined

Etymology

From conceive + -able.

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Thesaurus

Synonyms
1 adj · capable of being conceived... credibleimaginablepossiblethinkable
2 adj · capable of being imagined imaginable
Opposites
inconceivable

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