indiscernible

adjective

Definition of indiscerniblenext
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 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 The nightingale flew around the fox’s head, the two of them chortling in their own indiscernible ways. — Hazlitt, 19 Nov. 2025 In a video which was widely shared on social media, Jones could be seen giving a thumbs-up to the crowd from a box before raising his middle finger and pointing lower in the crowd while mouthing a few indiscernible words. — Julia Andersen, CNN Money, 8 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for indiscernible
Recent Examples of Synonyms for indiscernible
  1. obscure
  2. mysterious
  3. invisible
  4. opaque
  5. incomprehensible
  6. inexplicable
  7. indistinct
  8. vague
Adjective
  • Intentionally vague and obscure, the Daodejing would go on to inspire various interpretations ranging from philosophical reflections to how to realize the Dao in everyday practice.
    — Michael Naparstek, The Conversation, 6 July 2026
  • The end of legal slavery in New York should not be an obscure historical fact.
    — Tunisia Morrison, New York Daily News, 5 July 2026
Definition of obscure
Adjective
  • In Season 1, the mysterious deep-space research vessel USCSS Maginot, which crash-lands on Earth.
    — Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 9 July 2026
  • And Miles starts to notice a mysterious woman in not just one of his photos.
    — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 9 July 2026
Definition of mysterious
Adjective
  • Haaland was subbed out late after only two shots and one on goal, arguably the biggest star of this World Cup all but invisible.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 12 July 2026
  • Basically, the fact that zinc did not always agree with carbon and nitrogen suggests that δ66Zn may be sensitive to ecological processes that are invisible to traditional tracers (offering a complementary lens rather than a replacement).
    — Melissa Cristina Márquez, Forbes.com, 11 July 2026
Definition of invisible
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  • These ships often operate in legal gray zones, using opaque ownership structures, frequent flag changes and alternative insurance arrangements to avoid sanctions enforcement.
    — John Calabrese, The Conversation, 6 July 2026
  • This is hard because the process occurs in less than a second, and dense metals are opaque.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 6 July 2026
Definition of opaque
Adjective
  • There have been times when acts of atrocity have been going on — and gosh, some of those things are incomprehensible — yet humanity has found a way.
    — Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 27 June 2026
  • Being joyful there — in the Dominican Republic, where small shacks and houses pieced together by junkyard scraps sometimes hold families with over a dozen members — seems incomprehensible.
    — Daniel Flick, AJC.com, 25 June 2026
Definition of incomprehensible
Adjective
  • They were shocked by their inexplicable sloppiness, by a flop that not a single one of them could answer for.
    — Henry Bushnell, New York Times, 7 July 2026
  • And those benefits, the story goes, are endangered by an inexplicable quirk in the law that applies Social Security payroll taxes to only the first $184,500 in annual wages (a figure that rises annually with wage inflation).
    — Jessica Riedl, The Atlantic, 6 July 2026
Definition of inexplicable
Adjective
  • On the other hand, a large yard filled solely with small plants can look indistinct unless a few larger plants are added as anchors.
    — Luke Miller, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 June 2026
  • And how could such an indistinct and intangible thing be cured?
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 17 June 2026
Definition of indistinct
Adjective
  • The section’s vague language and many loopholes could have a chilling effect on any research that studies the effects of a disease, policy or public health intervention on any specific group of people, Rafla-Yuan said.
    — Corinne Purtill, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2026
  • Trip reports were vague but full of warnings about steep canyon walls and boat-eating holes.
    — John Todd, Outdoor Life, 9 July 2026
Definition of vague

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