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

The $125 million production stars a nearly unrecognizable Cruise playing 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, 30 Sep. 2026

But the most surprising of the subjects is played by Jonathan Lipnicki, a former child star who is completely unrecognizable in the film. — Britt Hayes, Entertainment Weekly, 28 Sep. 2026

Johnny Depp looked nearly unrecognizable with long, salt-and-pepper hair and colored contacts in the trailer for his chilling new thriller film, Day Drinker. — Chanel Vargas, InStyle, 24 Sep. 2026

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