incomprehensible

in·com·pre·hen·si·ble

adj \(ˌ)in-ˌkäm-pri-ˈhen(t)-sə-bəl\

Definition of INCOMPREHENSIBLE

1

archaic : having or subject to no limits

2

: impossible to comprehend : unintelligible <incomprehensible instructions>

— in·com·pre·hen·si·bil·i·ty \-ˌhen(t)-sə-ˈbi-lə-tē\ noun

— in·com·pre·hen·si·ble·ness noun

— in·com·pre·hen·si·bly \-ˈhen(t)-sə-blē\ adverb

Examples of INCOMPREHENSIBLE

1. I found his behavior utterly incomprehensible.
2. It's incomprehensible to me that he could have acted that way.

Origin of INCOMPREHENSIBLE

Middle English, from Latin incomprehensibilis, from in- + comprehensibilis comprehensible

First Known Use: 14th century

Related to INCOMPREHENSIBLE

Synonyms: impenetrable, unfathomable, ungraspable, unintelligible

Antonyms: fathomable, intelligible, understandable

Related Words: abstruse, enigmatic (also enigmatical), esoteric, indecipherable, inscrutable, recondite, unsearchable; cryptic, darkling, deep, mysterious, mystic, oblique, obscure, occult, uncanny; unanswerable, unknowable; baffling, bewildering, confounding, confusing, mystifying, perplexing, puzzling; inconceivable, unimaginable, unthinkable

Near Antonyms: basic, elemental, elementary, essential, fundamental, rudimentary, underlying; easy, simple; coherent, connected, ordered, orderly, organized, systematic, systematized; clear, cogent, compelling, convincing, lucid, pellucid, perspicuous, plain, straightforward

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