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

The navy and green color scheme is incredible and is otherwise completely absent from the visual history of this hockey team.

— The Athletic NHL Staff, New York Times, 1 Aug. 2026
The genus Labisia has some mind-blowing, incredible colors and patterns.

— Dr. Matthew Lisy, Hartford Courant, 1 Aug. 2026

Definition of incredible

Adjective

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
The tragic murder of Rob Reiner and his wife Michele, allegedly at the hands of their son Nick Reiner, left Hollywood in shock and the Reiner family facing unspeakable grief.

— Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 20 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

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
Too much wanting for something ineffable, something that feels more like absence than body, the negative space around a someone.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 6 July 2026

Definition of ineffable

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