as in incredible
beyond the power to describe
overcome by an inexpressible awe at the sight of the thunderous waterfall
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Recent Examples of inexpressible
The void left by her absence over the years is inexpressible.
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CBS News, 9 Jan. 2024
Set against Australia’s breath-taking, natural landscape and with native wildflowers and plants providing a way to express the inexpressible, this enthralling family drama spans decades.
—Josie Howell | Jhowell@al.com, al, 1 Aug. 2023
There was a graceful finality about her performance, a melancholy blend of joy and loss that seemed to capture the inexpressible, exquisite heartbreak of grief and nostalgia.
—Ew Staff, EW.com, 8 Dec. 2022
As Joe, Walker has a nearly campy intensity that captures the inexpressible fear of war’s consequences at the root of the role—and that the script itself, by Robert Nathan and Joseph Schrank, catches.
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 10 June 2022
See All Example Sentences for inexpressible
CBS News, 9 Jan. 2024
Set against Australia’s breath-taking, natural landscape and with native wildflowers and plants providing a way to express the inexpressible, this enthralling family drama spans decades.
—Josie Howell | Jhowell@al.com, al, 1 Aug. 2023
There was a graceful finality about her performance, a melancholy blend of joy and loss that seemed to capture the inexpressible, exquisite heartbreak of grief and nostalgia.
—Ew Staff, EW.com, 8 Dec. 2022
As Joe, Walker has a nearly campy intensity that captures the inexpressible fear of war’s consequences at the root of the role—and that the script itself, by Robert Nathan and Joseph Schrank, catches.
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 10 June 2022
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for inexpressible
Adjective
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In the fewer than five years since then, the tracks have collectively moved an incredible five million additional equivalent units.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
24 June 2025
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Their outreach is incredible and this event itself has raised over a million dollars over the years.—
Ryan Canfield,
FOXNews.com,
24 June 2025
Adjective
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Winning back-to-back championships is indescribable, Bennett said as his team celebrated on the ice around him Tuesday night.—
Pierre LeBrun,
New York Times,
18 June 2025
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The Adventurous Menu at KOL The menu at KOL is quite indescribable.—
Claudia Alarcón,
Forbes.com,
9 June 2025
Adjective
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An ineffable, but important community component was lost in that economic and social transition.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
12 June 2025
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The city has captured the hearts of travelers of centuries for its innate elegance and beauty, along with that ineffable je ne sais quoi.—
Madeline Weinfield,
Architectural Digest,
3 June 2025
Adjective
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Set primarily in Jacksonville, Moniz’s stories trace the contours of her characters’ inner lives, including private pains and unspeakable secrets, showing us ordinary people with extraordinary things broiling just beneath the surface.—
Grace Flahive
June 17,
Literary Hub,
17 June 2025
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Luke's exile Luke agrees to train Leia and Han's son in the ways of the Force, but his fear over Ben Solo turning to the Dark Side prompts an unspeakable act: Luke tries to kill Ben in his sleep, but the Padawan stops him.—
Nick Romano,
EW.com,
25 May 2025
Adjective
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Two high voices — LACO features soprano Amanda Forsythe and countertenor John Holiday — intertwine with the orchestra turning this hymn to the Virgin Mary’s suffering into unutterable sweetness and treating death as life’s engenderment.—
Jessica Gelt,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Mar. 2024
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In between loads of cartoonish ultraviolence and B-movie horror ephemera came some honestly unutterable lyrics, which Bill fought his faith to perform.—
Jonathan Rowe,
SPIN,
28 June 2022
Adjective
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Piranesi is a mystery, a mystery of the mind, a way for Clarke to communicate the incommunicable.—
Jason Kehe,
Wired,
21 Sep. 2020
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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
Adjective
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Her work often explores indefinable experiences and emotions, intimacy, connection, and the body’s relationship to nature.—
Samantha Bergeson,
IndieWire,
19 Mar. 2025
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An indefinable musical by a French auteur is headed for millions of streaming subscribers.—
Joe Reid,
Vulture,
8 Nov. 2024
Adjective
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In the pantheon of unexplainable things in this world, what went wrong with KJ Jefferson last season could be among things like Bigfoot, UFOs and where that one sock goes in the dryer.—
Matt Murschel,
The Orlando Sentinel,
23 May 2025
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The Moorehead family isn’t the only one left to navigate an unexplainable tragedy.—
Sam Gillette,
People.com,
20 May 2025
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“Inexpressible.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inexpressible. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.
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