unimaginable B2 Topic:Mind & Cognition US /ˌʌnɪˈmædʒɪnəbəl/ See IPA manual Freq #16409 Meanings 1 adj So great or extreme that you cannot imagine it. The survivors had suffered unimaginable hardship. 2 adj Almost impossible to believe could happen. A few years ago, this kind of technology was unimaginable. Thesaurus Synonyms 2 adj · almost impossible to... impossible ↔ Opposites imaginable Etymology AI details From un- + imagine + -able. Topics Mind & Cognition External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # unimaginable **Type:** Word **Level:** B2 **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˌʌnɪˈmædʒɪnəbəl/ **Frequency rank:** 16409 ## Meanings 1. So great or extreme that you cannot imagine it. 2. Almost impossible to believe could happen. ## Examples - The survivors had suffered unimaginable hardship. - A few years ago, this kind of technology was unimaginable. ## Antonyms - imaginable ## Etymology From un- + imagine + -able. ## AI Etymology Unimaginable is from un- + imagine + -able. The surface analysis is un- + imagine + -able. The prefix un- supplies the negative or reversive element. In present-day use, it can mean so great or extreme that you cannot imagine it, or almost impossible to believe could happen. ## Topics - Mind & Cognition markdown