as in unreadable
incapable of being read or deciphered
illegible signatures on the petition will be disregarded
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Recent Examples of illegible
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Time For Kids, TIME, 21 Feb. 2025
His talent was unmistakable, his ego was illegible and his time with us unforgettable.
—Catherine Santino, People.com, 19 Feb. 2025
With digital labeling, no one has to try to remember who is who in your pictures (or decipher your illegible handwriting scribbled on the back).
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 14 Feb. 2025
Unfortunately, most of the candies in my box were illegible.
—Kathy Barnes, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Feb. 2025
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Time For Kids, TIME, 21 Feb. 2025
His talent was unmistakable, his ego was illegible and his time with us unforgettable.
—Catherine Santino, People.com, 19 Feb. 2025
With digital labeling, no one has to try to remember who is who in your pictures (or decipher your illegible handwriting scribbled on the back).
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 14 Feb. 2025
Unfortunately, most of the candies in my box were illegible.
—Kathy Barnes, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for illegible
Adjective
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Fuzzy, unreadable text is now (largely) a thing of the past.—
Barry Collins,
Forbes.com,
2 Apr. 2025
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Eventually, the register ended up in the collections of the Cambridge University Library, and in 2019, researchers discovered an unreadable handwritten fragment hidden inside its binding, which triggered a yearslong restoration project.—
Sonja Anderson,
Smithsonian Magazine,
2 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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These renderings obscure just how much conventional warfare took place in Vietnam.—
Made by History,
Time,
30 Apr. 2025
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Parsing a FromSoftware game's obscure plot is as tricky as taking down its brutal enemies.—
Jordan Minor,
PC Magazine,
29 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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The formal complexity and poignant quietude of Jia’s filmmaking haven’t endeared him much to previous Cannes juries, and for some this latest entry, with its dizzying chains of intertextuality, must have seemed imposing to the point of being indecipherable.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
2 May 2025
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What Your Cat's Personality Says About You, From An Animal Behaviorist By Maria Azzurra Volpe Life and Trends Reporter Newsweek Is A Trust Project Member news article 0 Cats might have mastered the art of mystery, but their feelings are not entirely indecipherable to us.—
Mark Weinstein,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Subtle minerality and a light floral touch on the nose give way to a peppery palate, finishing short but clean with faint cereal warmth and crisp simplicity.—
Hudson Lindenberger,
Forbes.com,
25 Apr. 2025
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The Accountant 2, arriving this week some eight long years after the original, does not earn even that faintest of praise.—
A.A. Dowd,
Rolling Stone,
25 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Claims complexity: The billing process between hospitals and insurers is opaque to patients, who often receive surprising and undecipherable bills months after receiving care.—
Dan Gingiss,
Forbes.com,
11 Apr. 2025
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Hinton then offered an extremely detailed scientific explanation of why that's the case -- an explanation that would be undecipherable to anyone but an AI creator like himself.—
Josh Meyer,
USA TODAY,
4 May 2023
Adjective
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Also unclear is whether a tariff would apply to movies already in production overseas, or partially in foreign countries, like Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey, which has been shooting in Morocco, with plans for other locations including Sicily.—
Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
4 May 2025
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But Buffett’s timetable for the transition had been unclear until Saturday.—
Cynthia Littleton,
Variety,
3 May 2025
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“Illegible.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/illegible. Accessed 9 May. 2025.
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