as in incredible
beyond the power to describe
some indefinable quality makes that movie star very appealing
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Recent Examples of indefinable
This East Coast city earns high marks year after year for its various dining options, museums, and the indefinable, electric energy of the city that never sleeps.
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Elizabeth Cantrell, Travel + Leisure, 8 July 2025
Her work often explores indefinable experiences and emotions, intimacy, connection, and the body’s relationship to nature.
—Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 19 Mar. 2025
An indefinable musical by a French auteur is headed for millions of streaming subscribers.
—Joe Reid, Vulture, 8 Nov. 2024
When the two creatives become housemates, an indefinable friendship sparks.
—Lizz Schumer, Peoplemag, 24 June 2024
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Elizabeth Cantrell, Travel + Leisure, 8 July 2025
Her work often explores indefinable experiences and emotions, intimacy, connection, and the body’s relationship to nature.
—Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 19 Mar. 2025
An indefinable musical by a French auteur is headed for millions of streaming subscribers.
—Joe Reid, Vulture, 8 Nov. 2024
When the two creatives become housemates, an indefinable friendship sparks.
—Lizz Schumer, Peoplemag, 24 June 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for indefinable
Adjective
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The only tropical rainforest in the US National Forest System, Puerto Rico's El Yunque National Forest is home to an incredible amount of biodiversity.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
3 May 2026
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In the moments before the Kentucky Derby began, two incredible women – one stepping off the grandest stage in horse racing and another about to step onto it – strode together to Churchill Downs’ paddock.—
Kyle Feldscher,
CNN Money,
3 May 2026
Adjective
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But in ways unmistakable, and ineffable, Kannapolis avoided the fate that a lot of other small towns couldn’t.—
Alex Zietlow,
Charlotte Observer,
30 Apr. 2026
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Cult film audiences feel an ineffable connection to a film and to each other.—
Donald Liebenson,
IndieWire,
24 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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For David and Tara Heidenreich, the moment their son Eli became a Steeler was nearly indescribable.—
Ross Guidotti,
CBS News,
27 Apr. 2026
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So Clark, for whom physical intimacy with Carol is still something of a new adventure, recommends looking out for those little indescribable, unique physical details of a person that enhance presence and attraction.—
Andy Andersen,
Vulture,
30 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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If everything is systematically interlinked, then life’s transcendent beauty is inextricable from its inexpressible horrors and outright silliness, like the jarring swings between slapstick and tragedy in a Wile E. Coyote cartoon.—
Jack Denton,
Vulture,
6 Oct. 2025
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Instead, there were chuckles to hold back anger and carefully chosen words to express what felt inexpressible.—
Tim Britton,
New York Times,
29 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The setting is a place of deep, almost painful beauty that will bear witness to the unspeakable horrors of humanity, writ large by a group of once-innocent boys who are stand-ins for the depravity of the rest of us.—
Kelly Lawler,
USA Today,
4 May 2026
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What happens when the unspeakable happens?—
The Know,
Denver Post,
26 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Margaret would whisper in the dark and laugh quietly, entertained by her own incommunicable thoughts.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
22 Apr. 2026
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And nothing is more isolating, more incommunicable, than the grief of a parent who has been unable to save their child’s life.—
Washington Post,
Washington Post,
31 Aug. 2022
Adjective
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An idle scroll through any social media feed will reveal violent language against Jewish people that was considered widely unutterable a few years ago.—
Alexander Smith,
NBC news,
1 May 2026
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Stripped of orchestral arrangement, the emotion in Ross’s voice provokes that unutterable connection that makes singer and listener one in a desire to act in the present for the present.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
4 Dec. 2025
Adjective
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It was largely created by the unexplainable genius of Brian Clough and Peter Taylor.—
Tim Spiers,
New York Times,
1 May 2026
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This complex of Mayan vestiges serves as a testament to the mysterious and unexplainable engineering feats of this ancient civilization.—
Condé Nast Traveler,
Condé Nast Traveler,
29 Apr. 2026
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“Indefinable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/indefinable. Accessed 9 May. 2026.
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