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Recent Examples of undefinable
The best bars are full of an undefinable spirit, something that draws people in and convinces them to linger.
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Mackensy Lunsford, Nashville Tennessean, 30 Dec. 2025
Sports cars are famously undefinable, encompassing a broad array of roadsters, four-door cars, coupes, grand tourers, supercars, and even some straight-up race cars.
—Robert Ross, Robb Report, 28 Oct. 2025
Making a case for the undefinable quality of camp, Doonan asks what do Grace Jones, Benjamin Disraeli, Salvador Dalí, K-pop and a giant art nouveau vase covered in fairies and stuffed with peacock feathers have in common.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 23 July 2025
The streets are dotted with workers in hazmat suits doing undefinable tasks and the stores are rundown.
—Esther Zuckerman, IndieWire, 11 Mar. 2025
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Mackensy Lunsford, Nashville Tennessean, 30 Dec. 2025
Sports cars are famously undefinable, encompassing a broad array of roadsters, four-door cars, coupes, grand tourers, supercars, and even some straight-up race cars.
—Robert Ross, Robb Report, 28 Oct. 2025
Making a case for the undefinable quality of camp, Doonan asks what do Grace Jones, Benjamin Disraeli, Salvador Dalí, K-pop and a giant art nouveau vase covered in fairies and stuffed with peacock feathers have in common.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 23 July 2025
The streets are dotted with workers in hazmat suits doing undefinable tasks and the stores are rundown.
—Esther Zuckerman, IndieWire, 11 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for undefinable
Adjective
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Transit conditions, toll arrangements and the legal framework for passage remain undefined, deterring ship owners from passing through the waterway, according to maritime research firm Windward.—
Anniek Bao,Joseph Wilkins,
CNBC,
9 Apr. 2026
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Meghan had been presented with several tiara options and preferred an emerald tiara, but the undefined provenance of its jewels meant it was not deemed a suitable choice.—
Katie Nicholl,
Vanity Fair,
30 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Seemingly recorded over an indeterminate amount of time, across an indeterminate number of places—the press materials mention more than a dozen studios—the album’s 10 songs fuse together like a late-in-life-surgery.—
Elizabeth Nelson,
Pitchfork,
8 Apr. 2026
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Now that this replay fantasy has collided with a more complex, indeterminate and difficult reality, Trump is unable to explain his objectives or even give the country a sense of when the war might end.—
Jamelle Bouie,
Mercury News,
28 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Three gigantic abstract paintings lean against the counter, each an indistinct blob of color.—
Joe Hagan,
Vanity Fair,
18 Mar. 2026
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Flashing by, indistinct, until something re-markable or strange grinds the journey to a halt.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
16 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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There’s a recurring visual throughout the season of ants marching forward, their destination uncertain but their movements rote, that is a little too tidy in its metaphor.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
16 Apr. 2026
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If the bill is approved in the House, the measure would next go to the Senate, where the outcome is uncertain.—
Lisa Mascaro,
Chicago Tribune,
16 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms (ATF) ruled the fire accidental and declared the cause of the fire undetermined.—
Tara Lynch,
CBS News,
14 Apr. 2026
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Then that date was postponed to an as-yet-undetermined date in the future.—
India Roby,
Architectural Digest,
8 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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The ground not-beef taco tasted virtually indistinguishable from its meat counterpart, elevated by plenty of seasoning.—
Camila Pedrosa,
Sacbee.com,
17 Apr. 2026
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Far from spewing indistinguishable babble, jackzebra and Bloodz Boi rap at the edge of meaning and expressivity, with lyrics that mine specific Chinese cultural references to express more universal feelings.—
James Gui,
Pitchfork,
17 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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How else to explain the President’s many otherwise inexplicable acts since returning to office?—
Susan B. Glasser,
New Yorker,
16 Apr. 2026
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Research suggests this sudden, inexplicable illness affects women more often than men.—
Lindsay Dodgson,
SELF,
2 Apr. 2026
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“Undefinable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/undefinable. Accessed 23 Apr. 2026.
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