INDISCERNIBLE Synonyms: 50 Similar and Opposite Words

indiscernible

adjective

Definition of indiscernible

as in obscure

formal impossible to see, hear, or know clearly Hidden under vines and moss, the crumbling wall was almost indiscernible. a change made for indiscernible reasons

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Recent Examples of indiscernible Die große Nacht im Eimer (The Big Night Down the Drain), made that year, depicts a figure of indiscernible age with a cadaverous pallor and yellow splotches, brandishing an oversized phallus beneath a soot-black veil. — Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 30 Apr. 2026 The jacket looks nearly indiscernible from Johnson’s, with its cherry-red color, oversized front pockets, and contrasting corduroy collar. — Izzy Baskette, PEOPLE, 28 Apr. 2026 The driver reported Morgan had shouted something indiscernible. — Mara H. Gottfried, Twin Cities, 16 Apr. 2026 Rabia Amin, Cheema’s 27-year-old daughter, looked up at the fading pictures of the menu items, now comically indiscernible. — Zareen Syed, Chicago Tribune, 13 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for indiscernible

Recent Examples of Synonyms for indiscernible

Adjective

Other researchers were hunting the agents online and finding traces of them on obscure message boards.

— Gerrit De Vynck, Washington Post, 2 Oct. 2026
Akhtar is at his best here because the sensations remain vivid even when their significance is obscure.

— Zain Khalid, Vulture, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of obscure

Adjective

Jesse Plemons is superb as his mysterious Kenny becomes a key player in all this, and there is also exemplary work from Emma D’Arcy as Lina, Digger’s ever-faithful assistant, and Sophie Wilde who watches over the action with a keen eye.

— Pete Hammond, Deadline, 29 Sep. 2026
But key details of this profound primordial transition, such as its threshold energy and density, have remained deeply mysterious.

— Clara Moskowitz, Scientific American, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of mysterious

Adjective

They were rendered invisible in the dominant discourse, their deaths acceptable costs in a game of power politics and conquest.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 2 Oct. 2026
The rich cinematic imagery and sound give new forms to the often complex and invisible realities of climate change.

— Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of invisible

Adjective

Painfully aware of this, Shawn waited for one of the drunk old men to comment, heckle, make one of those incomprehensible jokes that drew rude laughter from adults.

— Rachel Heng, New Yorker, 4 Oct. 2026
Sure, the story is incomprehensible, and Dylan is far from a great actor.

— Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 3 Oct. 2026

Definition of incomprehensible

Adjective

Keeping her husband happy yet oblivious—managing his baby fever with staged fake miscarriages—only goes so far when Martha begins suffering an inexplicable illness that culminates in an impossible pregnancy.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 1 Oct. 2026
Remedy games encourage a kind of obsession and fascination from players, not just with inexplicable lore but with thick atmosphere.

— Jordan Minor, PC Magazine, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of inexplicable

Adjective

Yet cycling’s code of ethics is both large and indistinct; the scale of Pogačar’s dominance threatens its traditions.

— Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 26 July 2026
There, a holiday somewhere hot and indistinct, the only clear memory compressed into the feeling of rough grains of sand studding her feet.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 13 July 2026

Definition of indistinct

Adjective

Even as strong as the UNEP report is, the language of who does mitigation is so vague as to almost verge on the passive voice.

— Stephanie Walton, Fortune, 29 Sep. 2026
North Korea issued a vague expression of regret over the soldiers’ injuries without clearly accepting responsibility.

— ABC News, ABC News, 28 Sep. 2026

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