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

Johnny Depp looks unrecognizable in full costume as the Christmas Carol miser to promote his upcoming film Ebenezer at San Diego Comic-Con on July 23. — People Staff, PEOPLE, 25 July 2026

The fear of an unrecognizable partner is, at the moment, a notable obsession of popular culture. — Faith Hill, The Atlantic, 24 July 2026

The Saturday Night Live alum is unrecognizable while sporting a new look in the first image from upcoming crime thriller Tommy Karate. — Shelby Stivale, Entertainment Weekly, 23 July 2026

That objection would have been nearly unrecognizable in 1889, when even Carnegie’s harshest critics accepted the premise that surplus wealth carried obligations. — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 22 July 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