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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Below, shop nine incredible beauty products straight from her shelf and prepare to get healthy, smooth, and absolutely glowing skin.

— Olivia Cefalu, InStyle, 9 Aug. 2026
Esponda almost came off the beam on two occasions, but showed incredible fight to salvage the routine.

— Caroline Price, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2026

Definition of incredible

Adjective

As is true of so many of these events, the unspeakable horror of 9/11 played out live on television news.

— Tracy Grant, Encyclopedia Britannica, 7 Aug. 2026
Attendees will enter the iconic Lament Configuration puzzle box, summoning the Cenobites and opening a gateway to a dimension full of unspeakable horrors.

— Abbey White, HollywoodReporter, 21 July 2026

Definition of unspeakable

Adjective

The brain-squeezing rush of those starts is nearly indescribable.

— Lawrence Ulrich, Robb Report, 15 July 2026
Tim Robinson and Zach Kanin’s totally indescribable HBO series was both a grand evolution of the Tim Robinson experience and a wildly original contribution to what television could be and feel like.

— Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 8 July 2026

Definition of indescribable

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

In the end, technical virtuosity matters far less than having soul, that ineffable, impossible-to-fake quality that’s embedded in the cosmic architecture of a performance.

— Brady Brickner-Wood, New Yorker, 5 Aug. 2026
This Dansk Kobenstyle enameled casserole dish with its geometric handles and subtle curves manages to be both stylish and understated in that ineffable Scandinavian way.

— Clara Hillis, Architectural Digest, 22 July 2026

Definition of ineffable

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