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ineffable

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of ineffable

beyond the power to describe
  • an ineffable beauty descends upon the canyon as the sun begins to set
Synonyms of ineffable

incommunicable, indefinable, indescribable, inenarrable, inexpressible, nameless, uncommunicable, unspeakable, unutterable
Words Related to ineffable

unsayable

inconceivable, incredible, unbelievable, unimaginable, unthinkable

inexplicable, unexplainable

characterless, featureless, nondescript
Near Antonyms of ineffable

conceivable, imaginable, thinkable
Antonyms of ineffable

communicable, definable, expressible, speakable

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