undefinable

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Recent Examples of undefinable Miryang is neither a respite for Shin-ae nor an escape, but rather some undefinable cross between the two. Indiewire Staff, IndieWire, 12 Aug. 2024 Brady: …give me a sense of what that means, because that’s a term that people can immediately read as somewhere in that mid-market that’s kind of undefinable and sometimes hard to grow. Fortune Editors, Fortune, 24 July 2024 The answer to that pursuit can be found only in something given little attention in laboratories, classrooms and battlefields — the undefinable, unscientific realm of art. Valli Herman, Los Angeles Times, 14 Feb. 2024 There’s one full of hair, a play on the undefinable ick one feels when one spots a stray hair in the sink or on the shower wall. Nora Taylor, Curbed, 2 Jan. 2024 See All Example Sentences for undefinable
Recent Examples of Synonyms for undefinable
Adjective
  • Finally, an undefined robot voice affirms that the differences between Camilo and his lover are clear, and might cause issues in the long run.
    Andrea Flores, Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2025
  • At the start of the film, Laura, played by Paula Beer, is experiencing an undefined mental crisis but reluctantly agrees to go on a car journey with her boyfriend.
    Leo Barraclough, Variety, 17 May 2025
Adjective
  • Oregon’s moist Pacific Northwestern climate is ripe with dead and decomposing wood and plant material, providing ample space and food for the humongous fungus to continue its growth at an indeterminate rate.
    Madison Dapcevich, Discover Magazine, 25 June 2025
  • After two passenger jets collided over Staten Island, on December 16, 1960, Green-Wood received three caskets containing the remains of an indeterminate number of victims and memorialized, in granite, all hundred and thirty-four people who died.
    Paige Williams, New Yorker, 2 June 2025
Adjective
  • In years to come, the memories would have been indistinct.
    Nick Miller, New York Times, 19 May 2025
  • Something similar could be said for the grainy, indistinct black-and-white photos of tortured and murdered prisoners, the shaky footage of work camps.
    Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 13 June 2025
Adjective
  • Culture provides a grip in an uncertain world, whether racing through growth or crisis mode.
    Umang Modi, Forbes.com, 7 July 2025
  • The future is uncertain for both the league and its players.
    Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 7 July 2025
Adjective
  • Currently, there is no information on the containment of the fire and the cause of it remains undetermined.
    CA WILDFIRE BOT, Sacbee.com, 6 July 2025
  • Additionally, the actor is requesting spousal support of an undetermined amount and asked the court to deny support payments for his estranged wife.
    Edward Segarra, USA Today, 24 June 2025
Adjective
  • The real dream for many is smart glasses that are almost indistinguishable from normal glasses, but which display some of the same AR content as the Vision Pro on transparent lenses instead of via a camera-to-screen pipeline.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 30 June 2025
  • Residents must leave a suite or a room—which can be seamlessly separated from the rest of the residence, becoming indistinguishable from a standard hotel room—available for booking on a regular basis.
    Hannah Walhout, Travel + Leisure, 28 June 2025
Adjective
  • His sudden, inexplicable death was a 9-year-old’s introduction to the concept of impermanence.
    James Rainey Follow, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2025
  • The day after Hank’s admission, Kay and her husband, Ross, explained to George about the baby’s difficulty with breastfeeding, his inexplicable pain and his inability to tolerate formula.
    Jessica Lussenhop, ProPublica, 30 June 2025

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“Undefinable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/undefinable. Accessed 15 Jul. 2025.

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