as in incredible
beyond the power to describe
the book attempts to communicate the uncommunicable horrors of war
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Adjective
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So this guy is very good, very good, incredible.—
Lawrence Dow,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
16 Mar. 2026 -
In the second half, Smith had a handful of incredible saves to keep the score at 2-1, including leaping up to snare a crossing pass and stopping two shots on breakaways.—
Kyle Newman,
Denver Post,
15 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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For the time being, the work of reinvigorating the union takes a backseat to new calls to divulge once unspeakable secrets.—
James Rainey,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Mar. 2026
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Inspiring unspeakable dread across an entire country doesn’t require much planning—just some warped ideas and a cellphone.—
Juliette Kayyem,
The Atlantic,
10 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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And then to be asked to sing my own song with one of my idols is kind of an indescribable feeling.—
Ethan Millman,
HollywoodReporter,
11 Mar. 2026
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Lots of us can remember George Graham’s Arsenal snatching the league from Liverpool in 1989 and the epic, almost indescribable drama of Michael Thomas scoring the decisive goal with virtually the last kick of the season.—
Daniel Taylor,
New York Times,
5 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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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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In a way, Tiffany’s rendering of fandom as specific and incommunicable risks undermining her premise, which has to do with the massed power of people online.—
Katy Waldman,
The New Yorker,
28 June 2022
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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.—
H.D. Angel,
Pitchfork,
4 Mar. 2026
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But while this may help some artists, others continue to credit the ineffable qualities of music composition.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
19 Feb. 2026
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“Uncommunicable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/uncommunicable. Accessed 21 Mar. 2026.
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