unidentifiable

adjective

un·​iden·​ti·​fi·​able ˌən-ī-ˌden-tə-ˈfī-ə-bəl How to pronounce unidentifiable (audio)
-ə-ˌden-
: impossible to identify : not identifiable
an unidentifiable odor
unidentifiably adverb

Examples of unidentifiable in a Sentence

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Elsewhere in the clip, the Princess of Pop speaks in an unidentifiable accent while talking to the boat’s captain. Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 21 Aug. 2025 First step: Take your (anonymised, unidentifiable) coaching call transcripts and turn them into posts that resonate with dream clients. Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2025 When authorities arrived on scene, the car and occupant were unidentifiable, CHP said. Caelyn Pender, Mercury News, 10 June 2025 Trump went on to proclaim that those who participate in protests against his administration’s policy of allowing unidentifiable federal agents to perform their law enforcement duties while wearing masks would no longer be afforded the same sort of anonymity. Matthew Medsger, Boston Herald, 9 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for unidentifiable

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1909, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of unidentifiable was circa 1909

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“Unidentifiable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unidentifiable. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.

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