unrecognizable

adjective

un·​rec·​og·​niz·​able ˌən-ˈre-kəg-ˌnī-zə-bəl How to pronounce unrecognizable (audio)
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: incapable of being identified or recognized : not recognizable
The beaches were unrecognizable after the hurricane.
He was unrecognizable without his mustache.
unrecognizableness noun
unrecognizably adverb
an unrecognizably altered landscape

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This year, that movie is Guillermo del Toro’s Frankenstein adaptation, which stars Oscar Isaac as Victor Frankenstein and a largely unrecognizable but still buff Jacob Elordi as Frankenstein’s Monster. James Factora, Them., 17 Oct. 2025 Technology is evolving at speeds that are unrecognizable to legacy systems, outpacing regulatory frameworks, economic models, and even the imagination of traditional institutions. Sergio Alonso Fernández De Córdova Y De Veyga, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2025 Based on a podcast (the creator of which is a character in the series), the Hulu series has an excellent cast, led by Jason Clarke, unrecognizable as Alex Murdaugh, and Patricia Arquette as his wife Maggie. Bill Goodykoontz, AZCentral.com, 13 Oct. 2025 But the author leaned upon another literary tradition, that of Latin American magical realism, in his tale of how a civil war in heaven was pulling guardian angels from their duties and plunging New York City into unrecognizable chaos. Rob Hubbard, Twin Cities, 10 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for unrecognizable

Word History

First Known Use

1817, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of unrecognizable was in 1817

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“Unrecognizable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unrecognizable. Accessed 25 Oct. 2025.

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