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

unrecognizably

ˌən-ˈre-kəg-ˌnī-zə-blē 

-kig-

adverb

an unrecognizably altered landscape

Examples of unrecognizable in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Since October 7, 2023, Israel is almost unrecognizable to Jews around the world. —Samuel S. Flax, The Orlando Sentinel, 24 May 2026

Starring Renate Reinsve and an unrecognizable Sebastian Stan as the couple at the center of the storm, the film is a nuanced reflection on otherness and how anyone failing to conform to the values of a community invites distrust. —David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 22 May 2026

But David — an almost unrecognizable Niels Schneider — does not stay in his own body for long. —Ben Croll, IndieWire, 15 May 2026

Dwight materialized out of nowhere, a supernatural mad scientist, beardless and almost unrecognizable in a white lab coat. —Literary Hub, 15 May 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1817, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for unrecognizable

• amortizable
• crystallizable
• customizable
• exercisable
• inadvisable
• oxidizable
• polarizable
• realisable
• realizable
• recognisable
• recognizable
• utilizable