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
When the two creatives become housemates, an indefinable friendship sparks.
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Lizz Schumer, Peoplemag, 24 June 2024
Pitt, at the time, was in his early 30s and gaining notice for being incredibly handsome and in possession of the indefinable charisma that makes a movie star.
—Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 7 Feb. 2024
The Coens are true American classics, indefinable and incomparable.
—Tim Moffatt, EW.com, 26 Jan. 2024
Patinkin, in an indefinable accent, is his usual Big Presence, but Beane holds her own, and the arrival of Linda Emond as Interpol agent Hilde Eriksen pays constant comic dividends.
—Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 14 Jan. 2024
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Lizz Schumer, Peoplemag, 24 June 2024
Pitt, at the time, was in his early 30s and gaining notice for being incredibly handsome and in possession of the indefinable charisma that makes a movie star.
—Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 7 Feb. 2024
The Coens are true American classics, indefinable and incomparable.
—Tim Moffatt, EW.com, 26 Jan. 2024
Patinkin, in an indefinable accent, is his usual Big Presence, but Beane holds her own, and the arrival of Linda Emond as Interpol agent Hilde Eriksen pays constant comic dividends.
—Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 14 Jan. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for indefinable
Adjective
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He's been incredible with the Mets, and his power is almost impossible to replace.—
Zach Pressnell,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Sep. 2025
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Wolves have taken a bit of a gamble – could be incredible, could be a flop.—
Tim Spiers,
New York Times,
2 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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That’s what delivered a moment that was nearly ineffable.—
Alex Zietlow,
Charlotte Observer,
17 Aug. 2025
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Its blend of casual weirdness and ineffable showmanship — watch Carson slyly turn discomfort into comedy — distills the essence of late night better than any marquee guest or recurring segment.—
Steven Zeitchik,
HollywoodReporter,
7 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Spike’s carry such a unique and indescribable feeling.—
Zac Ntim,
Deadline,
15 Aug. 2025
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It’s been such a privilege to compete here, and to be in the final is just indescribable.—
Ryan Canfield,
FOXNews.com,
10 July 2025
Adjective
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Much like the famed British poets of World War I, who sought to express the inexpressible, Abu Toha strives to capture the unspeakable carnage, futility, and despair of war.—
Foreign Affairs,
Foreign Affairs,
19 Aug. 2025
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Writing gives mothers the space and the time to express the inexpressible, even when the space and time do so are stolen away.—
Alice Vincent,
Vogue,
7 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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The unspeakable drama of these killings is an understandable draw to filmmakers interested in humanity’s worst impulses.—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
29 Aug. 2025
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Much like the famed British poets of World War I, who sought to express the inexpressible, Abu Toha strives to capture the unspeakable carnage, futility, and despair of war.—
Foreign Affairs,
Foreign Affairs,
19 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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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
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In a way, Tiffany’s rendering of fandom as specific and incommunicable risks undermining her premise, which has to do with the massed power of people online.—
Katy Waldman,
The New Yorker,
28 June 2022
Adjective
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Two high voices — LACO features soprano Amanda Forsythe and countertenor John Holiday — intertwine with the orchestra turning this hymn to the Virgin Mary’s suffering into unutterable sweetness and treating death as life’s engenderment.—
Jessica Gelt,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Mar. 2024
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In between loads of cartoonish ultraviolence and B-movie horror ephemera came some honestly unutterable lyrics, which Bill fought his faith to perform.—
Jonathan Rowe,
SPIN,
28 June 2022
Adjective
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Markle pops up in the first two episodes of Fringe's second season as junior FBI agent Amy Jessup, who briefly joins the Fringe Division while investigating an unexplainable NYC crash.—
James Mercadante,
EW.com,
4 Aug. 2025
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The reason the earth is rotating faster on these three days in 2025 is unexplainable, leading authority on Earth rotation Leonid Zotov told Time and Date.—
Ella Gonzales,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
4 Aug. 2025
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“Indefinable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/indefinable. Accessed 6 Sep. 2025.
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