unrecognizable
adjective
un·rec·og·niz·able
ˌən-ˈre-kəg-ˌnī-zə-bəl 
-kig-
: incapable of being identified or recognized : not recognizable
The beaches were unrecognizable after the hurricane.
He was unrecognizable without his mustache.
unrecognizableness
noun
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The Stevenson whose view of life was somehow debunked by widespread suffering was unrecognizable to those who knew him and his work best.
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An unrecognizable Sean Hayes plays the jeering host, Gary Greenbacks.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 11 Nov. 2025
His handsome face is bruised and broken and a black that is unrecognizable.
—Davon Loeb, PEOPLE, 8 Nov. 2025
Fifteen-year-old Molly Wakefield has just returned to a nearly unrecognizable London.
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Literary Hub, 13 Nov. 2025
An unrecognizable Sean Hayes plays the jeering host, Gary Greenbacks.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 11 Nov. 2025
His handsome face is bruised and broken and a black that is unrecognizable.
—Davon Loeb, PEOPLE, 8 Nov. 2025
Fifteen-year-old Molly Wakefield has just returned to a nearly unrecognizable London.
—Kaycee Sloan, Cincinnati Enquirer, 7 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for unrecognizable
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“Unrecognizable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unrecognizable. Accessed 19 Nov. 2025.
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