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indescribable

adjective

ˌin-di-ˈskrī-bə-bəl How to pronounce indescribable (audio)
Definition of indescribablenext
as in incredible
beyond the power to describe the indescribable immensity of Mount Everest

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Recent Examples of indescribable The results have often left me highly frustrated, but also have given me indescribable joy at the fact of having absorbed (although only partially, of course) some of the elusive beauty of those marvelous, magical, mysteriously alluring tongues. — Douglas Hofstadter, Time, 30 June 2026 There has been an indescribable joy sweeping New York City as of late, thanks to an unprecedented week of athletic endeavors. — Alexandra Hildreth, Vogue, 18 June 2026 From there, make room for Karolina Wydra, in a very tricky and indescribable Pluribus role; Allison Janney as the ultimate sparring partner in The Diplomat; and Amanda Peet, constantly threatening to steal Your Friends and Neighbors entirely. — Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 17 June 2026 To celebrate that person is an indescribable feeling. — Ilana Kaplan, PEOPLE, 12 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for indescribable
Recent Examples of Synonyms for indescribable
  1. incredible
  2. unspeakable
  3. inexpressible
  4. ineffable
  5. unutterable
  6. indefinable
Adjective
  • The train itself isn’t luxurious, but taking it gives you a front-row seat to witness the incredible feat of engineering required to load it onto special tracks on the ferry.
    — Laura Itzkowitz, Travel + Leisure, 26 Sep. 2026
  • Nearby Priego de Córdoba has some lovely tapas spots and fruit and vegetable stands with incredible fresh produce.
    — Alicia Sanchez, CNBC, 26 Sep. 2026
Definition of incredible
Adjective
  • After the complex chain of causes that the rest of the film has detailed, this final image stands as a single unspeakable effect.
    — Richard Brody, New Yorker, 23 Sep. 2026
  • The expressions of dissent were silenced with unspeakable violence.
    — Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of unspeakable
Adjective
  • The universe of the film, as all of Nolan’s worlds are, is one drawn from the muted colors of reluctant determination and it’s structured by a gravity of inexpressible guilt.
    — Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 17 July 2026
  • 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
Definition of inexpressible
Adjective
  • Loving your work is great, but career obsession can be its own form of sterility; corporations aren’t people, and most employers would sooner lay you off than understand your ineffable you-ness.
    — Margaret Talbot, New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2026
  • Inspired by ineffable nature Dillard’s virtuosic, visionary style isn’t for everyone.
    — Amy Cannon, The Conversation, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of ineffable
Adjective
  • 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
  • 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
Definition of unutterable
Adjective
  • Our movie tastes are determined by some indefinable electrical current of enthusiasm or joy or deep, radiating sadness, or some combination of the three.
    — Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 24 Feb. 2026
  • Of course, beauty is subject to taste and culture and all sorts of indefinable things.
    — Television Critic, Los Angeles Times, 21 Jan. 2026
Definition of indefinable

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“Indescribable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/indescribable. Accessed 27 Sep. 2026.

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