as in incredible
beyond the power to describe
an ineffable beauty descends upon the canyon as the sun begins to set
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Recent Examples of ineffable
But it’s driven by the same instincts that make her other work seem to express something ineffable about the way musical subcultures fit into the world.
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H.d. Angel, Pitchfork, 4 Mar. 2026
But while this may help some artists, others continue to credit the ineffable qualities of music composition.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 19 Feb. 2026
Leadership is often treated as something mystical—an ineffable quality possessed by a lucky few.
—Rodger Dean Duncan, Forbes.com, 22 Jan. 2026
No matter the parameters, the one thing the most romantic hotels in the world all have in common is that ineffable sense of escape.
—Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 22 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for ineffable
H.d. Angel, Pitchfork, 4 Mar. 2026
But while this may help some artists, others continue to credit the ineffable qualities of music composition.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 19 Feb. 2026
Leadership is often treated as something mystical—an ineffable quality possessed by a lucky few.
—Rodger Dean Duncan, Forbes.com, 22 Jan. 2026
No matter the parameters, the one thing the most romantic hotels in the world all have in common is that ineffable sense of escape.
—Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 22 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for ineffable
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ineffable
Adjective
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Sensei by Nobu creates incredible dishes – and not just seafood.—
Moira McCarthy,
Boston Herald,
10 May 2026
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The gongs cap off an incredible award season run for Adolescence, which won Emmys, Golden Globes and Broadcasting Press Guild Awards.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
10 May 2026
Adjective
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For David and Tara Heidenreich, the moment their son Eli became a Steeler was nearly indescribable.—
Ross Guidotti,
CBS News,
27 Apr. 2026
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So Clark, for whom physical intimacy with Carol is still something of a new adventure, recommends looking out for those little indescribable, unique physical details of a person that enhance presence and attraction.—
Andy Andersen,
Vulture,
30 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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The setting is a place of deep, almost painful beauty that will bear witness to the unspeakable horrors of humanity, writ large by a group of once-innocent boys who are stand-ins for the depravity of the rest of us.—
Kelly Lawler,
USA Today,
4 May 2026
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What happens when the unspeakable happens?—
The Know,
Denver Post,
26 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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If everything is systematically interlinked, then life’s transcendent beauty is inextricable from its inexpressible horrors and outright silliness, like the jarring swings between slapstick and tragedy in a Wile E. Coyote cartoon.—
Jack Denton,
Vulture,
6 Oct. 2025
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Instead, there were chuckles to hold back anger and carefully chosen words to express what felt inexpressible.—
Tim Britton,
New York Times,
29 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Our movie tastes are determined by some indefinable electrical current of enthusiasm or joy or deep, radiating sadness, or some combination of the three.—
Stephanie Zacharek,
Time,
24 Feb. 2026
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Of course, beauty is subject to taste and culture and all sorts of indefinable things.—
Television Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
21 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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An idle scroll through any social media feed will reveal violent language against Jewish people that was considered widely unutterable a few years ago.—
Alexander Smith,
NBC news,
1 May 2026
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Stripped of orchestral arrangement, the emotion in Ross’s voice provokes that unutterable connection that makes singer and listener one in a desire to act in the present for the present.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
4 Dec. 2025
Adjective
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Margaret would whisper in the dark and laugh quietly, entertained by her own incommunicable thoughts.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
22 Apr. 2026
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And nothing is more isolating, more incommunicable, than the grief of a parent who has been unable to save their child’s life.—
Washington Post,
Washington Post,
31 Aug. 2022
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“Ineffable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ineffable. Accessed 15 May. 2026.
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