as in invisible
impossible to hear
She spoke so quietly that she was almost inaudible. The sound is inaudible to humans but can be heard by dogs.
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Recent Examples of inaudible
When Alex Morgan played for the San Diego Wave, the post-match screams of hundreds of young girls who’d descended to field level in quest of Morgan’s autograph made other Wave players and coach Casey Stoney inaudible during on-field interviews.
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Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 July 2025
Researchers have documented for the first time that insects can hear and react to plants’ acoustic distress signals, which are inaudible to human ears.
—Emily Scolnick, CNN Money, 24 July 2025
Wainwright made a final statement, but the words were inaudible from the witness room.
—Arkansas Online, 11 June 2025
Francis was sitting in a wheelchair, and his words were inaudible in a video released by the Vatican.
—Chris Megerian, Twin Cities, 21 Apr. 2025
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Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 July 2025
Researchers have documented for the first time that insects can hear and react to plants’ acoustic distress signals, which are inaudible to human ears.
—Emily Scolnick, CNN Money, 24 July 2025
Wainwright made a final statement, but the words were inaudible from the witness room.
—Arkansas Online, 11 June 2025
Francis was sitting in a wheelchair, and his words were inaudible in a video released by the Vatican.
—Chris Megerian, Twin Cities, 21 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for inaudible
invisible
Adjective
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Jiang and his colleagues complain over video chat about their bland meals, but the people who produce, prepare and deliver the food remain invisible.—
Yangyang Cheng,
NPR,
4 Oct. 2025
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And yet, the rings were still all but invisible because while the south side of the rings was tipped toward us, the sun was illuminating the north side.—
Joe Rao,
Space.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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“Inaudible.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inaudible. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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