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 actor stepped out on Wednesday night and looked nearly unrecognizable while sporting a new 'do. —Elle Meier, InStyle, 29 Jan. 2026

Tatiana Maslany—unrecognizable, as usual—leaves a devastating impression as Harry’s estranged daughter. —Beandrea July, IndieWire, 28 Jan. 2026

All but unrecognizable behind his scruffy beard, Poulter blends right in with these hard-knock folks, whose homemade tattoos and missing teeth are the real deal. —Peter Debruge, Variety, 25 Jan. 2026

But even downstream of a potentially record-setting card, the Pokémon trading-card market has become unrecognizable in the last few years. —Clio Chang, Curbed, 23 Jan. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1817, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for unrecognizable

• amortizable
• crystallizable
• customizable
• exercisable
• inadvisable
• ionizable
• oxidizable
• realizable
• recognizable
• utilizable
• advisable
• cognizable