imaginable
imaginable — adjective
1. Something that is imaginable can be pictured in your mind or thought of as possi
Something that is imaginable can be pictured in your mind or thought of as possibly existing — for example, the worst storm imaginable, or every imaginable topping for a pizza. The word is almost always used with 'every', 'any', 'all', or a superlative adjective to stress that a quality is as strong or complete as it can possibly be.
Heloísa ordered the biggest bowl of soup imaginable, enough for three people.
superlative + noun + imaginable (postpositive)
Christopher used every imaginable spice in his kitchen to create the new dish.
every + imaginable + noun (prepositive)
Hamza said the traffic jam was the longest imaginable, stretching for miles along the highway.
Talia searched for any clue imaginable that might explain the strange noise at night.
The library offered all imaginable support to help students with their research projects.
- conceivable
more formal; common in academic or logical contexts ('every conceivable outcome')
- thinkable
less common; very direct ('no thinkable excuse')
- possible
broader; covers anything that can exist or happen, not limited to what the mind can picture
- unimaginable
direct opposite; describes something too strange or extreme to picture mentally
- inconceivable
stronger, more formal negation; 'impossible to grasp mentally'
文法句型
the [superlative] + [noun] + imaginable
every/any/all + imaginable + [noun]
[noun] + imaginable
用法筆記
Almost always combined with 'every', 'any', 'all', or a superlative adjective ('the best', 'the worst', 'the most'). In plain positive statements ('an imaginable solution') the word sounds incomplete to native speakers. Postpositive placement (after the noun, e.g. 'the finest view imaginable') adds emphasis; prepositive placement (before the noun, e.g. 'every imaginable colour') suggests completeness or wide variety.