unvorstellbar
unimaginable; inconceivable
English translations
- 01
unimaginable
- 02
inconceivable
Word details
- German meaning
- So außergewöhnlich oder extrem, dass man es sich kaum vorstellen kann.
- English meaning
- Unimaginable
- Synonym
- undenkbar, unglaublich
- German example
- Es ist unvorstellbar, dass so etwas passieren könnte.
- English example
- It is unimaginable that something like this could happen.
- Opposite of
- unimaginablevorstellbar / denkbar
Related words
- Zerstörungswut
Vandalism, destructiveness
- Gräueltat
Atrocity
- auf keine Kuhhaut passen
To be beyond the pale
- unfasslich
Incomprehensible
- unfassbar
incomprehensible
- astronomisch
Astronomical means extremely large, immense, or unimaginably high, often in a figurative sense.
- vorstellbar
Imaginable, conceivable
- undenkbar
Unthinkable
- Elend
Misery
- Dezillion
Decillion
- Nazismus
Nazism
Example sentences with “unvorstellbar”
Es ist unvorstellbar, wie viel Glück er hatte. (It is unimaginable how lucky he was.)
Frequently asked questions
What is the root of this word?
The root is 'vorstellen' (to imagine). The prefix 'un-' negates it, and '-bar' turns it into an adjective meaning 'able to be'.