UNCOMMUNICABLE Synonyms: 27 Similar and Opposite Words

uncommunicable

adjective

ˌən-kə-ˈmyü-ni-kə-bəl

Definition of uncommunicable

as in incredible

beyond the power to describe the book attempts to communicate the uncommunicable horrors of war

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Adjective

It’s crafted by these incredible artists and craftsmen who build the world with their own hands.

— Damon Wise, Deadline, 10 Oct. 2026
Ditka died Friday at age 86, and Detroit Lions head coach Dan Campbell and Los Angeles Chargers head coach Jim Harbaugh both recalled incredible stories about the Chicago Bears legend.

— Ryan Canfield OutKick, FOXNews.com, 10 Oct. 2026

Definition of incredible

Adjective

This woman, this young woman, had already endured something that is utterly unspeakable and that at every turn, she was failed by people and institutions with an obligation to protect her.

— ABC News, ABC News, 4 Oct. 2026
At the heart of this speculative novel is an unspeakable atrocity that serves as the premise of Kathy’s life.

— The Week US, TheWeek, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of unspeakable

Adjective

But because some crucial part of artistic expression is always slipping toward the incommunicable, the most powerful art is sometimes less a dialogue than a soliloquy.

— Sebastian Smee, The Atlantic, 16 May 2026
Margaret would whisper in the dark and laugh quietly, entertained by her own incommunicable thoughts.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 Apr. 2026

Definition of incommunicable

Adjective

Both the not said and the unsayable—the ineffable—pull new elements into a telling.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 8 Oct. 2026
By definition, an It girl is someone with an ineffable quality—culturally relevant, with that unique blend of beauty, confidence, and magnetism that can’t be taught or bought.

— Sarah Michelle Gellar, Time, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of ineffable

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