unimaginable
gb/ˌʌnɪmˈæd͡ʒɪnəbəl/ us/ˌʌnɪmˈæd͡ʒɪnəbəl/
C1
Engelsk
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adjective
C1
property
1
extremely great or severe
extremely big, bad, good, or surprising—more than you can imagine
Brugsmønster:
unimaginable + [noun]
Typisk fejl:
Do not confuse with unimaginative (not creative) or unimaginable (the opposite of imaginable).
Synonymer
inconceivable (Often suggests something is hard to believe as well as hard to imagine.)
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unthinkable (Often implies something is shocking or unacceptable to consider.)
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mind-boggling (More informal and focuses on being astonishing.)
Antonymer
imaginable (Possible to picture or consider.)
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conceivable (Possible to believe or accept as possible.)
Ordforbindelser
unimaginable pain
|unimaginable suffering
|unimaginable hardship
|unimaginable horror
|unimaginable destruction
|unimaginable loss
|unimaginable wealth
|unimaginable scale
|unimaginable pressure
|unimaginable opportunity
Temaer
emotions
|intensifiers
|evaluation
Eksempler
- The earthquake caused unimaginable destruction across the region.
- She felt unimaginable relief when she heard everyone was safe.
- They lived in unimaginable luxury compared with the rest of the town.
Læringseksempler
- The heat was unimaginable.
- He went through unimaginable pain.
adjective
C1
property
2
impossible to picture mentally
not possible to imagine
Brugsmønster:
unimaginable to [someone] | it is unimaginable that [clause]
Typisk fejl:
In this sense, it usually refers to a real limit of imagination, not just strong emphasis.
Synonymer
beyond imagining (A close synonym that is often used as a phrase.)
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unfathomable (Emphasizes something cannot be fully understood.)
Antonymer
imaginable (Possible to picture or form an idea of.)
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thinkable (Possible to consider as an idea.)
Ordforbindelser
unimaginable to most people
|almost unimaginable
|virtually unimaginable
|seem unimaginable
|become unimaginable
Temaer
thinking
|communication
Eksempler
- Life without the internet is almost unimaginable to many teenagers.
- It was unimaginable that the small startup would become a global brand.
- The distances involved in space travel are still largely unimaginable to most of us.
Læringseksempler
- It is unimaginable that he lied.
- This kind of technology was unimaginable fifty years ago.
Grammatik
Opslagsform
unimaginable
IPA
GB/ˌʌnɪmˈæd͡ʒɪnəbəl/
US/ˌʌnɪmˈæd͡ʒɪnəbəl/
Stavelser og tryk
un - ima - gin - able (4 stavelser)
Stress on 3rd syllable (gin)
Ordformer
Adjective
- Base: unimaginable
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