unrecognizable

adjective

un·rec·og·niz·able ˌən-ˈre-kəg-ˌnī-zə-bəl

-kig-

Synonyms of unrecognizable next

: 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 Directed by Uberto Pasolini, The Return follows Odysseus (Fiennes) who washes up on the shores of Ithaca after 20 years away; haggard and unrecognizable. —

Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 18 July 2024 If your goal for the academic year is to make your dorm totally unrecognizable from its traditional, bland shoebox-esque look, get luxurious with it. —

Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 July 2024 This part of Rafah, Gaza’s southernmost city which became the last refuge for more than a million Palestinians earlier in the war, is now unrecognizable. —

Jeremy Diamond, CNN, 7 July 2024 Compared to the 1970s, most Caribbean reefs are almost unrecognizable today. —

Benji Jones, Vox, 2 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for unrecognizable

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Word History

First Known Use

1817, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler

The first known use of unrecognizable was in 1817

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“Unrecognizable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unrecognizable. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.

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