inconceivable
adjective/ɪnkənˈsiːvəbəl/
Frequency rank: #12,139 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)
Meaning
impossible to imagine or believe; beyond comprehension.
Example sentence
It seemed inconceivable that anyone could finish the entire marathon in under two hours.
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