incalculable

adjective

in·cal·cu·la·ble (ˌ)in-ˈkal-kyə-lə-bəl

Synonyms of incalculable next

: not capable of being calculated: such as

: very great

did incalculable damage

: not predictable : uncertain

an incalculable outcome

incalculability

(ˌ)in-ˌkal-kyə-lə-ˈbi-lə-tē

noun

incalculably

(ˌ)in-ˈkal-kyə-lə-blē

adverb

Example Sentences

The extent of the damage is incalculable. The collection is of incalculable value to historians. The future consequences of their decision are incalculable.

Recent Examples on the Web Tammy Gillies, former executive director of the Anti-Defamation League in San Diego, said the impact Rose Schindler had in the retelling of her story is incalculable. —

San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Feb. 2023 Along with the incalculable toll on victims and their families, gun violence in the U.S. also exacts another heavy cost: More than $1 billion a year in medical bills. —

Kate Gibson, CBS News, 20 July 2022 Much has changed in the years since, with the disastrous war of the 1990s exacting an incalculable physical and psychological toll on a country that is still trying to pick up the pieces. —

Christopher Vourlias, Variety, 3 Sep. 2021 One by one, those connections are being severed as the coronavirus tears through ranks of Native American elders, inflicting an incalculable toll on bonds of language and tradition that flow from older generations to the young. —

New York Times, 12 Jan. 2021 Dudamel’s exit is an incalculable loss for Los Angeles. —

Los Angeles Times, 11 Feb. 2023 My colleague Geoff Colvin recently noted that many hidden costs associated with layoffs, like loss of institutional knowledge and a decline in employee morale, are incalculable. —

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Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 Nov. 2022 Plus, Soto’s already incalculable value seems to have swelled in recent days. —

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