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
At some point, though, meaning that is sufficiently cryptic becomes indistinguishable from no meaning at all.
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Kathryn Schulz, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2025
There are, however, key technical challenges such as generating on-demand, indistinguishable single photons with high efficiency, and the probabilistic nature of photonic gates (the electronic elements in a computer performing logic operations).
—Gil Press, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
The text is a matrix of longing and loathing, the two states often indistinguishable.
—Literary Hub, 15 Sep. 2025
But respondents were clear that the robot should not be indistinguishable from a real dog.
—Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 11 Sep. 2025
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Kathryn Schulz, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2025
There are, however, key technical challenges such as generating on-demand, indistinguishable single photons with high efficiency, and the probabilistic nature of photonic gates (the electronic elements in a computer performing logic operations).
—Gil Press, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
The text is a matrix of longing and loathing, the two states often indistinguishable.
—Literary Hub, 15 Sep. 2025
But respondents were clear that the robot should not be indistinguishable from a real dog.
—Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 11 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for indistinguishable
Recent Examples of Synonyms for indistinguishable
Adjective
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Due to their high metabolism and sensitive respiratory system, these small, yellow songbirds succumbed to the invisible, odorless gas much faster than humans.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
13 Oct. 2025
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However, despite its brilliance, the system remains invisible in optical wavelengths, shrouded by thick layers of dust and gas.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
12 Oct. 2025
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And not just vague signs, actual amyloid plaques and tau tangles, the same hallmarks seen in human patients.—
Pranjal Malewar,
New Atlas,
14 Oct. 2025
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A lot of people bounce through the system because these symptoms are so vague.—
Katherine Fung,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Oct. 2025
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Cameron added that claims of political targeting overlook a basic point, which is that James’s own office has prosecuted nearly identical cases.—
Kaelan Deese,
The Washington Examiner,
13 Oct. 2025
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In an almost identical look, Tessa Thompson’s London Film Festival look was all about dark polish, black, smudged eye-corners and peach lips.—
Essence,
Essence,
13 Oct. 2025
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But about two-thirds of the way through, Roofman makes a quiet, almost imperceptible shift toward melancholy.—
Stephanie Zacharek,
Time,
10 Oct. 2025
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The imperceptible do-si-do of my matter and yours in the air between us.—
Betty Gilpin,
HollywoodReporter,
9 Oct. 2025
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His nephew said that, for decades, his grandparents had kept alive a faint hope that maybe their hero son had just been captured and would one day come gamboling through the front door to the family’s Brookside home.—
Eric Adler,
Kansas City Star,
10 Oct. 2025
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From this distance, Swift detected the faint ultraviolet glow of hydroxyl (OH), the product of water molecules broken apart by sunlight, the study reports.—
Sharmila Kuthunur,
Space.com,
10 Oct. 2025
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The notional $1,000- $2,000 tariff-revenue checks may be comparable in dollar amount to Biden’s stimulus checks, but Covid dollars and today’s dollars are much different due to the high inflation that’s occurred in recent years, outpacing wage growth.—
Nino Paoli,
Fortune,
12 Oct. 2025
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By carefully analyzing the subtle interactions of these signals, the technology can generate a highly detailed and accurate representation of a person’s presence, posture, and movement that is comparable to a camera snapshot, but constructed entirely from radio waves.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
11 Oct. 2025
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Though the Lions’ offensive linemen do an excellent job of selling run on play-action passes, there’s still a subtle difference to note early between run blocking and pass blocking.—
Jesse Newell,
New York Times,
11 Oct. 2025
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There’s subtle tang from the sour cream and cream cheese.—
Jasmine Smith,
Southern Living,
11 Oct. 2025
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The Mifsuds have invited the community to become a part of the menu curation process, by welcoming name suggestions for Six Spoke’s latest brews, like the Vernor Hazeway, a hazy IPA.—
Lyndsay C. Green,
Freep.com,
9 Oct. 2025
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The series has a hazy, dreamlike quality in which narrative logic bends but emotional coherence holds.—
Nicholas Quah,
Vulture,
9 Oct. 2025
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“Indistinguishable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/indistinguishable. Accessed 16 Oct. 2025.
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