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

In the trailer, the actor is almost unrecognizable in prosthetics and costume. — ABC News, 23 Sep. 2026

In Digger, Cruise — nearly unrecognizable in makeup and prosthetics — plays an oblivious oil tycoon whose drilling in Greenland dislodges an ice shelf from a glacier that’s going to cause a global disaster. — James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 23 Sep. 2026

Like his wife, Andrew was also attacked with a hatchet, receiving as many as 11 blows to his face, leaving him nearly unrecognizable, according to Smithsonian Magazine. — Alex Gurley, PEOPLE, 19 Sep. 2026

Life has gotten stranger, nearly unrecognizable, but still revolves around the city’s unshakeable core. — Jordan Minor, PC Magazine, 18 Sep. 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