unclassifiable

adjective

un·​clas·​si·​fi·​able ˌən-ˌkla-sə-ˈfī-ə-bəl 

: unable to be classified : not classifiable

… unclassifiable writers like Rudyard Kipling …

—George Stade

… a collection of essays, magazine pieces and unclassifiable musings …

—Kate Jennings

unclassifiably

ˌən-ˌkla-sə-ˈfī-ə-blē 

adverb

unclassifiableness noun

Examples of unclassifiable in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Both songs lean into booming, elastic layers of electronics and capricious tempo modulations, reflecting her determination to remain bold and unclassifiable. — Maria Nenet Barrios, Pitchfork, 21 July 2026

With programming that’s long been gloriously unclassifiable, the annual film event has also cultivated an audience and competition jury pool that tends to embrace the unexpected as enthusiastically as its programmers. — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 2 July 2026

Call it hybrid, genre-bending, unclassifiable—those totemic labels of the contemporary literary zeitgeist fall short. — Literary Hub, 21 May 2026

Schoenbrun is a trans and non-binary filmmaker who has specialized in unclassifiable films with Lynchian influences, united by the exploration of gender dysphoria and the trans experience through horror and surrealism. — Juan Claudio Matossian, Vanity Fair, 14 May 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1835, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for unclassifiable

• leviable
• reliable
• classifiable
• justifiable
• modifiable
• notifiable
• satisfiable
• specifiable
• undeniable
• unreliable
• verifiable
• emulsifiable