UNGRASPABLE Synonyms: 61 Similar and Opposite Words

ungraspable

adjective

ˌən-ˈgra-spə-bəl

Definition of ungraspable

as in incomprehensible

impossible to understand advanced scientific theories of ungraspable complexity for the layperson

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Recent Examples of ungraspable What looked readable from above becomes ungraspable at ground level. — Daniel Scheffler, Forbes.com, 30 Apr. 2026 This is an ungraspable tragedy and loss. — Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 1 Apr. 2026 To me, the self becomes a shifting monument, a territoire in perpetual metamorphosis, alive, fluid, and ungraspable. — Mame-Diarra Niang, Artforum, 2 Nov. 2025 Its scope is gargantuan and ungraspable, and as such, the appropriate level of grief does not seem human in scale. — Literary Hub, 21 July 2025 Paul’s attachments are ungraspable, transient, and forever underwritten by raw desire. — Vlada Gelman, TVLine, 27 Jan. 2025 One gazes into the geographical expanse of this place to try to grasp the ungraspable scale of things. — Andrew Cockburn, Harper’s Magazine , 5 Jan. 2023 The scope of something inexpressible, a mammoth, ungraspable intimation, had overtaken him. — Greg Jackson, The New Yorker, 22 Nov. 2021 Eraserhead was so ungraspable, so far into left field, that most critics dismissed it at the time. — Jordan Mintzer, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019

Recent Examples of Synonyms for ungraspable

Adjective

Across cultures and eras, fashion has served as a means of reflecting on this universal human experience, giving tangible form to the otherwise incomprehensible.

— Livia Caligor, Vogue, 27 Oct. 2026
Days before the openings, the prospect of showing across his hometown still seemed to Hodges about as incomprehensible as a dream.

— Tara Anne Dalbow, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of incomprehensible

Adjective

The series pairs its lavish costumes and sets with visual effects to build its fantasy world, including Queen, a mysterious bird with whom Navier forms a bond.

— Ophélie Surcouf, Variety, 3 Nov. 2026
Away from the elections, the briefing covers a new boom in fossil fuels driven by Big Tech and the latest research on the mysterious rise of colorectal cancer among young people.

— Francesca Ebel, Washington Post, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of mysterious

Adjective

From that moment forward, Vision was dead, and Wanda Maximoff (Elizabeth Olsen) was cast into unfathomable grief and not-so-repressed anger.

— Jeff Spry, Space.com, 2 Nov. 2026
From 2008 to 2011, Moore went an unfathomable 50-3 as Boise State’s starting quarterback.

— Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of unfathomable

Adjective

Dowler-Guerrero said Raman had an uncanny ability to get people organized and always had an unwavering belief in her own ability to get things done.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2026
The suggestion is that the algorithms responsible for animating his uncanny likeness have also managed to bring him back from the dead, reassembling him piece by piece.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of uncanny

Adjective

In fact, it is rooted in the same rhetoric as the black box metaphor, which similarly blurs the complex aspects of AI by framing inner workings as confined and unintelligible.

— Trent Wintermeier, The Conversation, 19 Oct. 2026
Painter expressed concern that paper trail may one day become unintelligible if AI models begin using their own language to track their steps.

— Lisa Eadicicco, CNN Money, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of unintelligible

Adjective

But the Broncos aren’t just about putting the ball in the back of the net — their defense has allowed just six goals all season and is led by near-impenetrable sophomore goalkeeper Ava de Leest.

— Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 17 Oct. 2026
Even top experts have found OpenAI’s proof of blowup to be completely impenetrable.

— Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of impenetrable

Adjective

That database was paltry compared with those assembled by AI developers today, but even then computers had become repositories of the esoteric facts one found in reference works and textbooks.

— Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2026
The Linotype might seem like an esoteric subject for a book published in 2026.

— Aaron Glantz, Christian Science Monitor, 31 Oct. 2026

Definition of esoteric

Adjective

Berg, working with DP Jacques Jouffret, favors close shots that force us to experience battle much like our heroes do, as confusing, terrifying bursts of mayhem.

— Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 23 Oct. 2026
However, by creating official federal standards for their color, brightness, and location, NHTSA wants to make sure that any automaker who chooses to add them uses a consistent, legal setup instead of a confusing mix of different colors and signals.

— Andrew J. Hawkins, The Verge, 23 Oct. 2026

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