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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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Debuting in 2022 and recently renewed for a fifth season, the comedy follows a group of mostly cute and some unidentifiable creatures (many voiced by Hadel and Cusack themselves) who run a business out of making others smile. Brenton Blanchet, PEOPLE, 10 Nov. 2025 Paddling through the dense forest, twilight travelers have recorded hearing unidentifiable sounds. Emilee Coblentz, Outside, 16 Oct. 2025 The gym floor, after six weeks of dodgeball, squeaky sneakers, and whatever unidentifiable grit kids manage to track in, finally gets its turn under the polisher. Mark Glende, Twin Cities, 15 Oct. 2025 After unsuccessful attempts to identify them, the bodies were declared unidentifiable. Shannon Tyler, Idaho Statesman, 10 Oct. 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 26 Nov. 2025.

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