1
as in invisible
not perceptible by a sense or by the mind
indistinguishable differences that can be measured only electronically
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2
as in vague
not seen or understood clearly
indistinguishable shapes in the fog
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3
as in identical
resembling another in every respect
a synthetic fabric that supposedly is indistinguishable from real silk
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Recent Examples of indistinguishable
This value is indistinguishable from that (−200 ± 200‰) derived from nearside samples9,23,24,40 within analytical uncertainties, suggesting that the mantle of the Moon could have a relatively homogeneous hydrogen isotopic composition, which does not show a spatiotemporal variation.
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Keith Cooper, Space.com, 16 July 2025
These days, my summers are hardly indistinguishable from the rest of the year — busy, overscheduled, gone in a snap — with the exception of more sunshine and excellent produce.
—The New York Times News Service Syndicate, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 July 2025
Items for sale include hemp THCA flower, which is indistinguishable from marijuana buds without sophisticated lab testing.
—A.j. Herrington, Forbes.com, 15 June 2025
The real dream for many is smart glasses that are almost indistinguishable from normal glasses, but which display some of the same AR content as the Vision Pro on transparent lenses instead of via a camera-to-screen pipeline.
—ArsTechnica, 30 June 2025
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Keith Cooper, Space.com, 16 July 2025
These days, my summers are hardly indistinguishable from the rest of the year — busy, overscheduled, gone in a snap — with the exception of more sunshine and excellent produce.
—The New York Times News Service Syndicate, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 July 2025
Items for sale include hemp THCA flower, which is indistinguishable from marijuana buds without sophisticated lab testing.
—A.j. Herrington, Forbes.com, 15 June 2025
The real dream for many is smart glasses that are almost indistinguishable from normal glasses, but which display some of the same AR content as the Vision Pro on transparent lenses instead of via a camera-to-screen pipeline.
—ArsTechnica, 30 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for indistinguishable
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The invisible spray, which covers around 80 to 110 square feet, costs $119 on the Rainworks company website; the stencils range from around $5 to $30.—
Liliana Fannin,
jsonline.com,
9 Aug. 2025
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Beyond its visual beauty, the light bridge also provides a valuable probe of dark matter, the invisible substance believed to make up roughly 80% of the universe's mass.—
Sharmila Kuthunur,
Space.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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The law is vague and broad and included no room for considering the literary merit of the work, and so the result was a wave of book bans across the state.—
Peter Greene,
Forbes.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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My ideas around him were vague and uninformed, mostly of the stiff host tolerating the younger acts.—
Nina Metz,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Aug. 2025
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The pain and pleasure of revenge, in other words, were identical to the pain and pleasure associated with addiction.—
Natalie Eilbert,
jsonline.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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And throughout that time, Nivola lived in a hotel room that was identical to Lochlan’s.—
Ethan Shanfeld,
Variety,
7 Aug. 2025
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Dark matter clumps could act as stellar lampshades, drifting between Earth and distant stars, dimming them by an almost imperceptible amount, a new study suggests.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
16 June 2025
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As mentioned above, the crease is almost imperceptible now.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
31 July 2025
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There have been studies done that show some randomness to red-zone success — or that year-to-year correlation is pretty faint.—
Sam McDowell
August 6,
Kansas City Star,
6 Aug. 2025
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Monday's haze, while less dramatic, still obscured visibility and left a faint scent of smoke lingering in the air.—
Hannah Parry
Amanda Castro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Aug. 2025
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This was a team that many in March thought had upside comparable to the Dodgers.—
Tom Krasovic,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 Aug. 2025
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The figure wasn't immediately comparable to estimates.—
Gabrielle Fonrouge,
CNBC,
12 Aug. 2025
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There's a subtle but powerful form of manipulation happening in AI companions.—
Cornelia C. Walther,
Forbes.com,
17 Aug. 2025
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The spawn, which typically takes place over a few days and lasts less than 20 minutes, is triggered by subtle environmental cues — moon phase, tides and water temperatures — that healthy reefs once responded to in consistent synchronization.—
Ashley Miznazi,
Miami Herald,
17 Aug. 2025
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The near-surface smoke could dissipate by then, while the sky might still be hazy.—
Rick Sobey,
Boston Herald,
5 Aug. 2025
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That memory was hazy, half-lost–until a family photo album resurfaced decades later.—
Lee Sharrock,
Forbes.com,
5 Aug. 2025
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“Indistinguishable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/indistinguishable. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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