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

True, nothing so grand as a massive dragon and naval battle took place, but seeing Rhaenyra start to change into someone almost unrecognizable from her younger, more innocent self was compelling in a deeper way. — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 6 July 2026

In preparation for their upcoming nuptials, Swift and Kelce have reportedly transformed Madison Square Garden into an unrecognizable venue complete with purple carpet. — Chanel Vargas, InStyle, 2 July 2026

But there was a desire to sort of disappear and be unrecognizable and really push a character. — Meagan Jordan, Rolling Stone, 26 June 2026

So much of the rhetoric about America’s current condition is that the country has become unrecognizable. — Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 24 June 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