Unthinkable vs. Thinkable — What's the Difference?

Difference Between Unthinkable and Thinkable

Definitions

Unthinkable➦

Unthinkable is a 2010 American thriller film directed by Gregor Jordan and starring Samuel L. Jackson, Michael Sheen and Carrie-Anne Moss. It was released direct-to-video on June 14, 2010.

Thinkable➦

Possible to consider or be considered; conceivable

Plans that were not even thinkable.

Unthinkable➦

Impossible to imagine; inconceivable

"The inert gases have been coaxed into combination, and I have seen a fluoride of xenon, unthinkable in the 1940s" (Oliver Sacks).

Thinkable➦

Able to be thought or imagined; conceivable.

Unthinkable➦

Not worth considering because of being socially unacceptable, too difficult, or too risky

Raising taxes was politically unthinkable.

Thinkable➦

(rare) Morally acceptable or legal.

Unthinkable➦

Abhorrent; monstrous

Unthinkable brutality.

Thinkable➦

Capable of being thought or conceived; cogitable.

Unthinkable➦

Incapable of being believed; incredible.

Thinkable➦

Capable of being conceived or imagined or considered

Unthinkable➦

Inconceivable or unimaginable; extremely improbable in a way that goes against common sense.

Nothing is unthinkable, nothing impossible to the balanced person, provided it comes out of the needs of life and is dedicated to life's further development - Lewis Mumford