as in incredible
beyond the power to describe
the indescribable immensity of Mount Everest
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Recent Examples of indescribable
While there have been heartbreaking moments and indescribable pain at times, there have been many triumphant comebacks and successes that far overshadow the low points.
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Diane Sparacio, Health, 16 Apr. 2025
Typically, Soto will show up alone, with loads of fresh flowers and laminated pictures of victims, when something indescribable happens — strangers off the street offer to help set up the display, each taking a moment to contribute to this memorial.
—Megan Forrester, ABC News, 6 Feb. 2025
This sends Charlie down a rabbit hole of indescribable grief.
—Pete Hammond, Deadline, 8 Apr. 2025
Loch Ness, the infamous freshwater lake in the Scottish Highlands, has long been thought to be the home of an indescribable creature.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 2 Apr. 2025
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Diane Sparacio, Health, 16 Apr. 2025
Typically, Soto will show up alone, with loads of fresh flowers and laminated pictures of victims, when something indescribable happens — strangers off the street offer to help set up the display, each taking a moment to contribute to this memorial.
—Megan Forrester, ABC News, 6 Feb. 2025
This sends Charlie down a rabbit hole of indescribable grief.
—Pete Hammond, Deadline, 8 Apr. 2025
Loch Ness, the infamous freshwater lake in the Scottish Highlands, has long been thought to be the home of an indescribable creature.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 2 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for indescribable
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And defensive ends Jarvis Moss and Derrick Harvey led an incredible performance against season-long No. 1 Ohio State, holding Heisman Trophy winner Troy Smith and the Buckeyes to 82 total yards.—
Stewart Mandel,
New York Times,
19 May 2025
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At the end of December 2022, Heine reflected on her incredible year with a heartfelt post on Instagram.—
Kayla Grant,
People.com,
19 May 2025
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Unencumbered by the stark binary of good and evil, Bring Her Back argues that love and longing can drive us to unspeakable acts.—
Madison Bloom,
Pitchfork,
16 May 2025
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Facing unspeakable evil with the greatest – and unsuspected – resolve a human being can ever hope for, Jean Moulin’s story reverberates until today.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
10 May 2025
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Historians are struggling to recover their inexpressible secrets.—
Erin Maglaque,
The New York Review of Books,
15 Nov. 2024
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Historians are struggling to recover their inexpressible secrets.—
Erin Maglaque,
The New York Review of Books,
15 Nov. 2024
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As the stories of the Quechua people float layered over the visuals, the film draws something ineffable and sublime from the landscape in a way that would be out of scope for straight reportage.—
Mustafah Abdulaziz,
New York Times,
26 Apr. 2025
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Home for the Holidays (1995) Holly Hunter’s ineffable charm makes this Thanksgiving-centric movie a perfect rewatch for any time of year, not just on the third Thursday in November.—
Emma Specter,
Vogue,
6 Apr. 2025
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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
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Her work often explores indefinable experiences and emotions, intimacy, connection, and the body’s relationship to nature.—
Samantha Bergeson,
IndieWire,
19 Mar. 2025
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An indefinable musical by a French auteur is headed for millions of streaming subscribers.—
Joe Reid,
Vulture,
8 Nov. 2024
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“Indescribable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/indescribable. Accessed 23 May. 2025.
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