unsearchable

adjective

un·​search·​able ˌən-ˈsər-chə-bəl How to pronounce unsearchable (audio)
Synonyms of unsearchablenext
: not capable of being searched or explored : inscrutable
unsearchably adverb

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After an Australian group that campaigns against the harmful effects of pornography called on financial firms to disconnect the marketplace Itch.io because of graphic video games, the platform made swaths of mature content unsearchable, throttling Eaden’s sales there. Tom Schoenberg, Bloomberg, 12 Mar. 2026 All that stuff is unsearchable in a way that someone could refer to in any real academic sense. Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 13 Feb. 2026 The message disappears into an unsearchable thread or gets lost entirely due to chat retention policies. Sarah Chambers, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2025 His understanding is unsearchable. John Biggs, Christian Science Monitor, 21 May 2025 Hearst’s New York Daily Mirror, former rival of the Daily News, is also unsearchable. Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 22 Feb. 2024 Amid outcry from Swift’s fans on social media, lawmakers and the actors’ union SAG-AFTRA, X made the Grammy winner’s name unsearchable on its platform over the weekend. Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 29 Jan. 2024 Taylor Swift became unsearchable on X, just days after deepfake images of her in pornographic and violent situations went viral. Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 29 Jan. 2024 All the work Suffolk detectives had done on the case was unsearchable — accessible only to a few detectives who were relying on their own limited memories of the case. Robert Kolker, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2023

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of unsearchable was in the 14th century

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“Unsearchable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unsearchable. Accessed 1 Jul. 2026.

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