Synonyms of incomprehensible

incomprehensible

adjective

(ˌ)in-ˌkäm-pri-ˈhen(t)-sə-bəl 

as in unintelligible

impossible to understand

rocket science is incomprehensible to most people

Synonyms & Similar Words

• unintelligible
• mysterious
• unfathomable
• confusing
• uncanny
• esoteric
• impenetrable
• obscure
• cryptic
• ungraspable
• inscrutable
• enigmatic
• puzzling
• mystic
• baffling
• abstruse
• perplexing
• indecipherable
• recondite
• unknowable
• oblique
• deep
• inconceivable
• unanswerable
• confounding
• bewildering
• unimaginable
• unthinkable
• unsearchable
• mystifying
• darkling
• occult

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• understandable
• intelligible
• basic
• fundamental
• essential
• elementary
• underlying
• rudimentary
• simple
• elemental
• easy
• fathomable
• systematic
• coherent
• orderly
• compelling
• clear
• plain
• connected
• organized
• convincing
• straightforward
• cogent
• ordered
• lucid
• systematized
• perspicuous
• pellucid

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of incomprehensible

By that point, almost five minutes down on yellow jersey Tadej Pogačar, the Tour may already have been done — save for an incomprehensible effort over Alpe d’Huez, or misfortune to Pogacar himself. — Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 21 July 2026

But when asked to convey human-woman concerns, like a shitty dad, a shitty husband, and a shitty mother-in-law, that intense gaze can become inscrutable, even incomprehensible — a closed door to her interiority instead of a way in. — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 15 July 2026

There have been times when acts of atrocity have been going on — and gosh, some of those things are incomprehensible — yet humanity has found a way. — Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 27 June 2026

Being joyful there — in the Dominican Republic, where small shacks and houses pieced together by junkyard scraps sometimes hold families with over a dozen members — seems incomprehensible. — Daniel Flick, AJC.com, 25 June 2026