Synonyms of indelible

indelible

adjective

in-ˈde-lə-bəl 

as in memorable

not easily forgotten

winning the state basketball championship was our team's most indelible experience

Synonyms & Similar Words

• memorable
• unforgettable
• remarkable
• notable
• noteworthy

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• unremarkable
• forgettable

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of indelible

Richard Kelly’s 2001 film, a box-office failure at the time, was fast-tracked to cult status thanks to rentals and revival screenings, leaving an indelible imprint on impressionable teen viewers. — Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 1 Oct. 2026

To Hitchcock, the indelible feature of Roosevelt’s Presidency was his desire to protect democratic norms and processes amid crises, even as critics accused him of being a power-mad dictator or a Communist sympathizer. — Beverly Gage, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2026

The backlash notwithstanding, the Creole language is an indelible part of the Dominican Republic, and has been maintained in the country by migrants for hundreds of years. — Kendall Medford, The Conversation, 25 Sep. 2026

The same could be contextualized in one of Parks’ most indelible portraits, of Black Panther Party leaders Eldridge Cleaver and his wife, Kathleen, in Algiers, Algeria, in 1970. — Tonya Blazio-Licorish, Footwear News, 24 Sep. 2026