as in unintelligible
impossible to understand
rocket science is incomprehensible to most people
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Recent Examples of incomprehensible
Yeah, the whole thing is basically incomprehensible.
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A Martínez, NPR, 14 May 2025
But the most incomprehensible issue of all is how the 22-story, 239-foot building proposed on Turquoise Street in north Pacific Beach was ever a possibility.
—Inga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Apr. 2025
Consumers have gotten used to a complicated annual plan selection, confusing industry jargon, and incomprehensible coverage policies.
—Dan Gingiss, Forbes.com, 11 Apr. 2025
Every version of it, whether recorded in a studio, live with a full orchestra or only a piano, just rails through absolutely incomprehensible storytelling (something about virgins on a spaceship?) with a lusty guitar and smashed piano chords.
—Shana Naomi Krochmal, Vulture, 4 Apr. 2025
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A Martínez, NPR, 14 May 2025
But the most incomprehensible issue of all is how the 22-story, 239-foot building proposed on Turquoise Street in north Pacific Beach was ever a possibility.
—Inga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Apr. 2025
Consumers have gotten used to a complicated annual plan selection, confusing industry jargon, and incomprehensible coverage policies.
—Dan Gingiss, Forbes.com, 11 Apr. 2025
Every version of it, whether recorded in a studio, live with a full orchestra or only a piano, just rails through absolutely incomprehensible storytelling (something about virgins on a spaceship?) with a lusty guitar and smashed piano chords.
—Shana Naomi Krochmal, Vulture, 4 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for incomprehensible
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In a life-or-death emergency, voice signals might fade or be unintelligible; Morse code could punch through static and bad weather.—
Laurie Gwen Shapiro,
New Yorker,
2 June 2025
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Decisions once made by human engineers in the future are now being executed by models whose internal logic may be unintelligible even to their creators.—
Anuj Tyagi,
Forbes.com,
16 May 2025
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Four thousand years ago, however, Crete was also a crossroads dominated by a mysterious and largely still poorly understood Bronze Age culture that predated classical Greece.—
Bruce Dorminey,
Forbes.com,
7 June 2025
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The movie is led by Tom Hiddleston as the titular, mysterious Chuck Krantz, with a supporting cast that includes Mark Hamill, Mia Sara, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Karen Gillan, Matthew Lillard, Annalise Basso and Kate Siegel.—
Jen Juneau,
People.com,
6 June 2025
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Besting five runs would’ve been unfathomable for Toronto last week.—
Mitch Bannon,
New York Times,
31 May 2025
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Books, Arts & Manners Books The Second World War’s Masters and Commanders Rich Lowry The choices and predilections of leaders can bring national triumph, or catastrophe and unfathomable suffering.—
Mary Katharine Ham,
National Review,
17 Apr. 2025
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The lyrebird is a master mimic, able to reproduce the calls of other birds, chainsaws, camera shutters, car alarms, and even human voices with uncanny precision.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2025
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Filled with uncanny creatures and unintelligible language, the book's inspiration came, Serafini muses, either from aliens, or his cat.—
David Morgan,
CBS News,
30 May 2025
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Thus began an extended conversation about esoteric sounds that has continued to this day.—
Philip Sherburne,
Pitchfork,
6 June 2025
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These esoteric Calabi-Yau structures, formerly on the frontier of theoretical physics, could be just the beginning.—
Ramin Skibba,
Scientific American,
13 May 2025
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And where leadership believes their infrastructure is impenetrable, red teams often walk through the front door with nothing more than confidence and a cover story.—
Jochen Schwenk,
Forbes.com,
4 June 2025
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To say that this film is impenetrable is an understatement.—
Sophie Monks Kaufman,
IndieWire,
22 May 2025
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The banner offers a peek into a relatively obscure group during a critical moment in American history.—
Joseph States,
Chicago Tribune,
3 June 2025
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The other is a bit more obscure: Juan Samuel, with 70 extra-base hits and 72 steals as a Phillies rookie in 1984.—
Tyler Kepner,
New York Times,
30 May 2025
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This Instagram comment comes amid a series of cryptic social media posts shared by Bieber and growing concerns for him.—
Charna Flam,
People.com,
12 June 2025
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Gad teased work on the project in 2024 with a cryptic Instagram post that blocked out certain sections on the script’s cover page.—
Pamela McClintock,
HollywoodReporter,
12 June 2025
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“Incomprehensible.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/incomprehensible. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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