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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If the manual is indecipherable or nonexistent, which is often the case, a clear YouTube video or online guide can help.
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Larry Magid, Mercury News, 25 Dec. 2025
Niontay’s style—his slurring, nasal voice that sometimes renders bars indecipherable—appears faster, blurrier, and more piercing.
—Benny Sun, Pitchfork, 22 Dec. 2025
The next call was barely a call at all — a faint, almost indecipherable voice tangled in the sound of rushing water.
—Amanda Jackson, CNN Money, 5 Dec. 2025
Many listeners felt the quality of Lennon’s home recordings left the singer muddy and indecipherable in the mix.
—Dave Paulson, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2025
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Larry Magid, Mercury News, 25 Dec. 2025
Niontay’s style—his slurring, nasal voice that sometimes renders bars indecipherable—appears faster, blurrier, and more piercing.
—Benny Sun, Pitchfork, 22 Dec. 2025
The next call was barely a call at all — a faint, almost indecipherable voice tangled in the sound of rushing water.
—Amanda Jackson, CNN Money, 5 Dec. 2025
Many listeners felt the quality of Lennon’s home recordings left the singer muddy and indecipherable in the mix.
—Dave Paulson, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for indecipherable
illegible
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In late December, the Parodontax Active Gum Health mouthwash was pulled from shelves due to missing or illegible lot codes and expiration dates.—
Jenna Anderson,
Health,
30 Jan. 2026
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He was less intimidated by its befuddling organization and had grown accustomed to the antiquated spellings and the nearly illegible, unpunctuated scribblings of harried seventeenth-century officials.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Jan. 2026
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“Indecipherable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/indecipherable. Accessed 18 Feb. 2026.
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