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
Examples of unrecognizable in a Sentence
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In March 2020, when Joseph R. Biden Jr. and Donald J. Trump competed for the White House for the first time, American life became almost unrecognizable.
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Reid J. Epstein, New York Times, 24 Mar. 2024
Thanks to 15 years of development, Saigon is almost unrecognizable.
—Chris Wallace, Travel + Leisure, 24 Mar. 2024
In Gaza, the usually joyous season marked by gatherings over traditional food and congregational prayers is unrecognizable.
—NBC News, 16 Mar. 2024
The House’s version is almost unrecognizable from SB 6 sponsor Sen. Mike Wilson’s bill.
—Rebecca Grapevine, The Courier-Journal, 15 Mar. 2024
While a general flattening has been a yearslong trend in the U.S., this year the shape has become unrecognizable, experts said.
—Christopher Cann, USA TODAY, 21 Mar. 2024
The bill almost unrecognizable from the Senate version of the bill, though, after a House committee substitute.
—Hannah Pinski, The Courier-Journal, 15 Mar. 2024
Stanton’s arc includes cutting back to the prosecution of the Civil War and his relationship with Lincoln (Hamish Linklater, mostly unrecognizable while nailing the reedy voice), as on-air graphics grimly count down to the president’s fateful trip to Ford’s Theatre.
—Brian Lowry, CNN, 15 Mar. 2024
The whirlwind experience was almost unrecognizable compared to Kirby’s two previous efforts.
—Kevin Hartnett, Quanta Magazine, 22 Feb. 2024
Reid J. Epstein, New York Times, 24 Mar. 2024
Thanks to 15 years of development, Saigon is almost unrecognizable.
—Chris Wallace, Travel + Leisure, 24 Mar. 2024
In Gaza, the usually joyous season marked by gatherings over traditional food and congregational prayers is unrecognizable.
—NBC News, 16 Mar. 2024
The House’s version is almost unrecognizable from SB 6 sponsor Sen. Mike Wilson’s bill.
—Rebecca Grapevine, The Courier-Journal, 15 Mar. 2024
While a general flattening has been a yearslong trend in the U.S., this year the shape has become unrecognizable, experts said.
—Christopher Cann, USA TODAY, 21 Mar. 2024
The bill almost unrecognizable from the Senate version of the bill, though, after a House committee substitute.
—Hannah Pinski, The Courier-Journal, 15 Mar. 2024
Stanton’s arc includes cutting back to the prosecution of the Civil War and his relationship with Lincoln (Hamish Linklater, mostly unrecognizable while nailing the reedy voice), as on-air graphics grimly count down to the president’s fateful trip to Ford’s Theatre.
—Brian Lowry, CNN, 15 Mar. 2024
The whirlwind experience was almost unrecognizable compared to Kirby’s two previous efforts.
—Kevin Hartnett, Quanta Magazine, 22 Feb. 2024
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“Unrecognizable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unrecognizable. Accessed 18 Apr. 2024.
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