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
But stripping identification also strips accountability, and policies allowing masks and illegible identification do not protect officers.
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Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 4 June 2025
Most of these park signs are either dented, on rusty poles, illegible or contradict each other.
—John Michael Pierobon, Sun Sentinel, 25 May 2025
Some of the headstones have legible names, others are illegible or are just horizontal blocks indicating a grave.
—Briah Lumpkins, Charlotte Observer, 8 May 2025
In his debut novel, Ocean Vuong took pains to be illegible.
—Andrea Long Chu, Vulture, 6 May 2025
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Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 4 June 2025
Most of these park signs are either dented, on rusty poles, illegible or contradict each other.
—John Michael Pierobon, Sun Sentinel, 25 May 2025
Some of the headstones have legible names, others are illegible or are just horizontal blocks indicating a grave.
—Briah Lumpkins, Charlotte Observer, 8 May 2025
In his debut novel, Ocean Vuong took pains to be illegible.
—Andrea Long Chu, Vulture, 6 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for illegible
Adjective
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Don Draper at the head of the table in a crisp suit, his expression unreadable, delivering decisions like a verdict.—
Teresa Hopke,
Forbes.com,
15 July 2025
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The goal was to leave it unreadable until an authority could rule on whether to keep it sealed during the complaint process, according to a footnote in the complaint.—
Darcie Moran,
Freep.com,
11 July 2025
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In order to produce so many shows, Marvel had to mine the depths of its archives which led to productions based on obscure characters that many fans didn't care about.—
Caroline Reid,
Forbes.com,
21 July 2025
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Provider tax The bill includes a rather obscure change that could cost the state millions of dollars and, in turn, a reduction in services.—
Paul Sisson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
21 July 2025
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But previously indecipherable 20-year-old data from NASA and European Space Agency telescopes suggests that flares from magnetars that formed much earlier — during the infancy of the universe — may have provided another way for the creation of gold, Burns said.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
3 May 2025
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Many are rhythmic ditties verging on rap — fine for solos but indecipherable chorally, especially when the rhymes are so vague.—
Jesse Green,
New York Times,
20 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Hill's faint whistling can be heard in the background, hinting that the time loop may be far from broken, and Hill may not be gone after all.—
Allison DeGrushe Published,
EW.com,
30 July 2025
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My favorite hotel memory is: Waking up at Hotel Ritz to birdsong, sunlight, and the faint scent of fresh croissants — Parisian magic in every sense.—
Caroline Tell,
Forbes.com,
28 July 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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The Austin City Council on Thursday unanimously approved a five-year strategic plan aimed at bolstering the department that oversees the city-run animal shelter — but who will lead the department through the undertaking is unclear.—
Ella McCarthy,
Austin American Statesman,
30 July 2025
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The scrutiny from critics such as Sen. Jack Reed, D-R.I., the ranking member of the Armed Services Committee, has centered on a view of the arrangement as an overreach of presidential authority, with unclear implications for American foreign policy.—
Zachary Schermele,
USA Today,
29 July 2025
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“Illegible.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/illegible. Accessed 5 Aug. 2025.
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