as in illegible
incapable of being read or deciphered
after so many years the paper label in the drawer of the antique desk is indecipherable
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Recent Examples of indecipherable
The capability allowed users to encrypt almost all of their iCloud data, making messages, notes, photos and iPhone backups indecipherable, even when the information was stored in cloud computing centers.
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Tripp Mickle, New York Times, 21 Feb. 2025
Presenting as an indecipherable puzzle is paramount.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 24 Jan. 2025
Most of the original characters returned, but often briefly, and/or in indecipherable subplots.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 16 Jan. 2025
As Blake transforms into a swollen, oozing wretch who gnaws frantically on his own wounds, his family appears as glowing-eyed aliens, their words a jumble of indecipherable sounds.
—Jeannette Catsoulis, New York Times, 16 Jan. 2025
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Tripp Mickle, New York Times, 21 Feb. 2025
Presenting as an indecipherable puzzle is paramount.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 24 Jan. 2025
Most of the original characters returned, but often briefly, and/or in indecipherable subplots.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 16 Jan. 2025
As Blake transforms into a swollen, oozing wretch who gnaws frantically on his own wounds, his family appears as glowing-eyed aliens, their words a jumble of indecipherable sounds.
—Jeannette Catsoulis, New York Times, 16 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for indecipherable
illegible
Adjective
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Some of the headstones have legible names, others are illegible or are just horizontal blocks indicating a grave.—
Briah Lumpkins,
Charlotte Observer,
8 May 2025
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In his debut novel, Ocean Vuong took pains to be illegible.—
Andrea Long Chu,
Vulture,
6 May 2025
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“Indecipherable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/indecipherable. Accessed 20 May. 2025.
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