as in unintelligible
impossible to understand
rocket science is incomprehensible to most people
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Recent Examples of incomprehensible
The majesty of the natural world and the incomprehensible vastness of space are almost infinitely rearrangeable variables for documentarians.
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David Faris, TheWeek, 13 Apr. 2026
Arthur is a creepy dude, a generic-looking cellphone store employee with an incomprehensible plan.
—Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2026
The incomprehensible war with Iran was the last straw.
—Dp Opinion, Denver Post, 4 Apr. 2026
Chloe’s arrival felt almost incomprehensible to a couple who once believed parenthood was out of reach.
—Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for incomprehensible
David Faris, TheWeek, 13 Apr. 2026
Arthur is a creepy dude, a generic-looking cellphone store employee with an incomprehensible plan.
—Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2026
The incomprehensible war with Iran was the last straw.
—Dp Opinion, Denver Post, 4 Apr. 2026
Chloe’s arrival felt almost incomprehensible to a couple who once believed parenthood was out of reach.
—Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for incomprehensible
Recent Examples of Synonyms for incomprehensible
Adjective
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Death penalty states generally allow last statements from the execution chamber, but Texas catalogs the prisoners’ last words online, except for vulgar and racist language or what sounds unintelligible.—
Erik Ortiz,
NBC news,
20 May 2026
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The man responded, but his words are unintelligible in the recording.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
20 May 2026
Adjective
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Brandon Aiyuk’s recent emergence on social media now includes his bluntest message yet about a mysterious estrangement with the 49ers.—
Cam Inman,
Mercury News,
10 June 2026
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The mysterious illness would later take on the town's name, Lyme disease.—
Jeff Wagner,
CBS News,
9 June 2026
Adjective
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The 20-year-old has struck out 32 batters in 18 2/3 innings — an almost unfathomable rate.—
Charlotte Varnes,
New York Times,
2 June 2026
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This is not like building to be able to compete with the relentless depth of the Thunder or the unfathomable length of Victor Wembanyama and youth of the Spurs.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
30 May 2026
Adjective
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The lack of clarity makes choosing a company potentially confusing for patients, and the medical profession is partly to blame, said Jamy Ard, an obesity doctor and researcher at Wake Forest University School of Medicine in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.—
Maia Rosenfeld,
NBC news,
29 May 2026
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Swimsuits for women my size are typically cumbersome, made with a confusing excess of fabric, and frumpy.—
Tamim Alnuweiri,
InStyle,
29 May 2026
Adjective
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But their inner lives don’t hold shape the way her little girls (and boys) do, with their uncanny dialogue and idiosyncratic observations.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
8 June 2026
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Eastern Forest Tick Examined under a microscope, this minuscule parasite bears an uncanny resemblance to your childhood bully, right down to its mullet and Van Halen T-shirt.—
Jay Ruttenberg,
New Yorker,
8 June 2026
Adjective
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Helen Mirren, Russell Crowe, Scott Eastwood, and Gore Verbinsky are among top talents set to attend Italy’s upcoming Taormina Film Festival that has unveiled the lineup for its upcoming 72nd edition that will mix crowdpleasers with more esoteric quality fare.—
Nick Vivarelli,
Variety,
4 June 2026
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The menu is sprawling and eclectic, teeming with esoteric functional ingredients.—
Sean Timberlake,
Sacbee.com,
3 June 2026
Adjective
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Courtside, before a battle, Osaka’s deep colorways and the many translucent but somehow impenetrable layers of the vast floor-dragging skirt work as armor inspiring stone-cold dread in all prospective opponents.—
Guy Martin,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026
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The starting back three of captain Tim Ream, Mark McKenzie and Freeman were not exactly impenetrable.—
Kyle Feldscher,
CNN Money,
31 May 2026
Adjective
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From tasting menus that spotlight a single grain variety to butcher counters featuring specific heritage breeds, professional kitchens are translating obscure agricultural choices into experiences diners remember.—
Lauren Jarvis-Gibson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
2 June 2026
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What obscure motive lay behind this one?—
Wyatt Williams,
Harpers Magazine,
2 June 2026
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“Incomprehensible.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/incomprehensible. Accessed 10 Jun. 2026.
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