Synonyms of incomprehensible

incomprehensible

adjective

(ˌ)in-ˌkäm-pri-ˈhen(t)-sə-bəl 

as in unintelligible

impossible to understand

rocket science is incomprehensible to most people

Synonyms & Similar Words

• unintelligible
• mysterious
• unfathomable
• confusing
• uncanny
• esoteric
• impenetrable
• obscure
• cryptic
• ungraspable
• inscrutable
• puzzling
• enigmatic
• mystic
• baffling
• abstruse
• perplexing
• enigmatical
• indecipherable
• recondite
• unknowable
• oblique
• deep
• inconceivable
• unanswerable
• confounding
• bewildering
• unimaginable
• unthinkable
• unsearchable
• mystifying
• darkling
• occult

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• understandable
• intelligible
• basic
• fundamental
• essential
• elementary
• underlying
• rudimentary
• simple
• elemental
• easy
• fathomable
• systematic
• coherent
• orderly
• compelling
• clear
• plain
• connected
• organized
• convincing
• straightforward
• cogent
• ordered
• lucid
• systematized
• perspicuous
• pellucid

Examples of incomprehensible in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The depths of depression are nearly incomprehensible to those who haven’t experienced it, yet Styron’s rich, precise language allows his readers to grasp his suffering—and gives us a glimpse into the workings of his particular mind. —Chelsea Leu, The Atlantic, 5 Sep. 2024

The point is to make the whole war seem incomprehensible and dirty, thereby discouraging Western involvement. —Timothy Snyder, Foreign Affairs, 6 Sep. 2022

Then a dozen more incomprehensible terms followed suit. —Sakshi Venkatraman, NBC News, 10 Aug. 2024

But Rahimi did nothing to clarify the incomprehensible legal rule announced in Bruen. —Ian Millhiser, Vox, 15 Aug. 2024