Definition

In a way that is impossible to imagine or believe; extremely surprising or difficult to understand.

Example

The results of the experiment were inconceivably different from what we expected.

Conversation

Did you hear about the magician's last trick?

Yeah, I heard it was inconceivably amazing!

I can't believe how he made that elephant disappear.

Right? It's almost like magic isn't real, but it feels so real!

Synonyms & Antonyms

Root Explanation

Inconceivably → It is formed from "in-" (meaning not), "con-" (meaning together), and "capere" (meaning to seize or take). The word describes something that cannot be seized or grasped in understanding, hence it means not able to be conceived or imagined.

Memory Tip

Think of something that cannot be 'seized' or 'grasped' in understanding — 'in-' means not, 'con-' means together, and 'capere' means to take.

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