as in unintelligible
impossible to understand
rocket science is incomprehensible to most people
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Recent Examples of incomprehensible
In the face of that, Keaton’s off- and sometimes on-duty style represented limitless possibilities, and a previously incomprehensible kind of freedom.
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Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 12 Oct. 2025
And the thought of McDavid leaving Edmonton under any condition once felt incomprehensible.
—Eric Stephens, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
His way through was by finding connection with a character whose deeds seem incomprehensible.
—Daniel D'addario, Variety, 30 Sep. 2025
Charlie's family has suffered an incredible, incomprehensible injustice.
—Ted Cruz, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025
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Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 12 Oct. 2025
And the thought of McDavid leaving Edmonton under any condition once felt incomprehensible.
—Eric Stephens, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
His way through was by finding connection with a character whose deeds seem incomprehensible.
—Daniel D'addario, Variety, 30 Sep. 2025
Charlie's family has suffered an incredible, incomprehensible injustice.
—Ted Cruz, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for incomprehensible
Adjective
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The removal of Spears' Instagram account comes after years of public concern and defense over her social media presence, in which the pop star has been seen posting dance videos (including with knives), sometimes with unintelligible and bizarre captions.—
Taijuan Moorman,
USA Today,
3 Nov. 2025
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The vendor said some other things that were unintelligible because of the overlap between her live speech and the lagging translation.—
Matteo Wong,
The Atlantic,
16 Oct. 2025
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As if dark energy weren't already mysterious and baffling enough, new research suggests that this unknown force may not be driving galaxies apart at an accelerating rate anymore.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
6 Nov. 2025
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The goddess planet knows the art of seduction, but when transiting Scorpio, her sweetness is equally seductive and mysterious.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
6 Nov. 2025
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Advisers were on hand to teach them the nuances of the Situation Room and the importance of maintaining calm under unfathomable stress.—
Patrick Ryan,
USA Today,
21 Oct. 2025
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That may sound unfathomable to any non-comic reader who watched Steven Yeun's Mark Grayson get bludgeoned, maimed, and nearly disemboweled (sorry, Atom Eve) in an episode-long, cities-spanning fight with Thragg's berzerker warrior, Conquest (Jeffrey Dean Morgan).—
Nick Romano,
Entertainment Weekly,
10 Oct. 2025
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Outside of safety concerns, a toy intended for an older child can be frustrating and confusing to younger children.—
Anja Webb,
Parents,
6 Nov. 2025
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Without that administrative approval, Medicare patients — and their doctors — have been left in a very complicated and confusing limbo.—
Yuki Noguchi,
NPR,
6 Nov. 2025
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Blending the two forms requires a keen eye for visuals and an uncanny sense of the surreal.—
Declan Gallagher,
Entertainment Weekly,
30 Oct. 2025
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The stunning Louvre museum heist earlier this week in Paris offers an uncanny encapsulation of the broader society-wide phenomenon.—
MSNBC Newsweek,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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From slasher homages like Satoshi Kon’s Perfect Blue to esoteric but no less worthy films like Belladonna of Sadness, these works possess a power to shock and terrify.—
Declan Gallagher,
Entertainment Weekly,
30 Oct. 2025
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Other of these esoteric features might actually be worth seeking out.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
18 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Yes, only two additional albums in 30 years since his 1995 debut, with a 14-year gap between the second and third, but an impenetrable recipe for everyone from Beyoncé to Kendrick Lamar.—
Kevin Powell,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Oct. 2025
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For instance, in The Trial, Kafka looks at alienation vis-à-vis a faceless, impenetrable bureaucracy.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
14 Oct. 2025
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Add to that list Inhotim, a sprawling and relatively obscure contemporary art collection in the jungle of the state of Minas Gerais that surpasses any notion of what a museum can be.—
William O'Connor,
Travel + Leisure,
5 Nov. 2025
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Mamdani began his campaign as a relatively obscure state lawmaker, little known even within New York City.—
Sydney Lake,
Fortune,
5 Nov. 2025
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“Incomprehensible.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/incomprehensible. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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