beyond (all) recognition

idiom

: to such a degree as to look completely different and be unrecognizable

The renovations changed the house beyond (all) recognition.

Examples of beyond (all) recognition in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Director/star James Franco transforms almost beyond recognition to play The Room’s eccentric mastermind, Tommy Wiseau, while his real-life brother Dave Franco plays Sestero, the wide-eyed aspiring actor who gets caught in Wiseau’s strange orbit. —Janey Tracey, EW.com, 23 May 2024

At its center is a diluted mixture of heavy-element solids and gases squeezed beyond recognition by gravity. —Shi En Kim, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 May 2024

Signs of fire and smoke damage While some cars were burned beyond recognition in the South Park fire, others may have less obvious signs of damage. —Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 6 May 2024

Only nine of them were identifiable, with the others burned beyond recognition. —Yvonne Mooka, New York Times, 29 Mar. 2024

New World Order is a phrase that has entered the lexicon and depicts a world transformed beyond recognition. —Tracey Follows, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2024

In the last 30 years, the dining landscape on both sides of the pond has transformed beyond all recognition. —Clare Finney, Vogue, 3 Apr. 2024

Videos showed some bodies that were damaged beyond recognition. —Mikhail Klimentov, Washington Post, 3 Apr. 2024

Others recall the images: Bikes mangled beyond recognition. —The Arizona Republic, 16 Mar. 2024