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

Within an hour of searching the park, the city’s largest, police had found the body of a woman as well, this one in an advanced state of decomposition, leaving her unrecognizable. — Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN Money, 5 Nov. 2026

If the point of a Halloween costume is to be unrecognizable, Madonna nailed the assignment. — Rachel Burchfield, InStyle, 2 Nov. 2026

Continue reading … -- IN OTHER NEWS MISTAKEN IDENTITY — Jennifer Lawrence fans say star looks unrecognizable after plastic surgery. — FOXNews.com, 29 Oct. 2026

The Obama of recent days is unrecognizable from the youthful, optimistic voice that inspired so many people to believe in hope and change. — Torrey Snow, Baltimore Sun, 28 Oct. 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