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 Tim Robinson and Zach Kanin’s totally indescribable HBO series was both a grand evolution of the Tim Robinson experience and a wildly original contribution to what television could be and feel like. — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 8 July 2026 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 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
  • Shortly thereafter, the Rockets fumbled the ball away on their next possession, and O’Connell’s incredible night continued.
    — Brendan Connelly, Boston Herald, 7 Nov. 2026
  • The Stones album is also incredible, in a very different way.
    — Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 7 Nov. 2026
Definition of incredible
Adjective
  • In his stories, Poe dedicated himself to writing about the dark side of human experience — our most primal fears and most unspeakable secrets.
    — Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 3 Nov. 2026
  • Pamela Voorhees’s appeal was always as an unlikely killer, a devoted mother driven to unspeakable violence by a personal tragedy.
    — Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 15 Oct. 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
  • Both the not said and the unsayable—the ineffable—pull new elements into a telling.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 8 Oct. 2026
  • By definition, an It girl is someone with an ineffable quality—culturally relevant, with that unique blend of beauty, confidence, and magnetism that can’t be taught or bought.
    — Sarah Michelle Gellar, Time, 30 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 9 Nov. 2026.

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