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

Painfully aware of this, Shawn waited for one of the drunk old men to comment, heckle, make one of those incomprehensible jokes that drew rude laughter from adults.

— Rachel Heng, New Yorker, 4 Oct. 2026
Sure, the story is incomprehensible, and Dylan is far from a great actor.

— Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 3 Oct. 2026

Definition of incomprehensible

Adjective

Someone who has regarded filmmaking as a mysterious occupation might begin to see a way into it.

— Philip Martin, Arkansas Online, 13 Oct. 2026
But despite these regular airings, the origin of the mysterious Jardine Star Brooch has remained tantalizingly unexplained for decades.

— Eva Wolchover, Vanity Fair, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of mysterious

Adjective

The Baltimore Ravens were in a goal-to-go setting, trailing 23-15 and needing to do the statistically unfathomable — according to CBS, teams behind by 8-plus points inside the final minute had lost 581 straight games.

— Daniel Flick, AJC.com, 12 Oct. 2026
From 2021 through last season, the Knicks boasted an unfathomable 18-2 record against their Eastern Conference counterpart Washington Wizards.

— Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of unfathomable

Adjective

Its obvious artificiality and absurdity fit neatly into an online meme culture that often revels in the uncanny.

— Angela Yang, NBC news, 7 Oct. 2026
All of this is part of Flanagan’s general preference for giving characters the benefit of the doubt and for grounding the eerie and the uncanny in our lived experiences.

— Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of uncanny

Adjective

Then Mikayla makes an almost unintelligible crack about Doug, which sends Taylor back into a rage spiral.

— Kathleen Walsh, Vulture, 11 Sep. 2026
Assuming viewers understood the history of English soccer — or even the offside rule — could make the broadcasts unintelligible for new fans who understood neither.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of unintelligible

Adjective

Medical bills are often impenetrable documents littered with complex codes and terminology, and sorting through charges and details about insurance coverage can feel intimidating, if not downright paralyzing.

— Jennifer Schlinger, The Conversation, 6 Oct. 2026
The San Juans are among the most impenetrable mountains in the West.

— Peter Hessler, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of impenetrable

Adjective

There’s as much effort gone into the food as there is the drinks menu, and the esoteric array of tropical flavors straddles both impressively.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 Oct. 2026
Created in the 17th century, Japan’s Fujiko faith fuses Shinto and esoteric Buddhism in its reverence for Mount Fuji, the country’s highest peak.

— The Week UK, TheWeek, 11 Oct. 2026

Definition of esoteric

Adjective

The slightly confusing part is that the star at that corner, Alpheratz, belongs to Andromeda rather than Pegasus.

— Jamie Carter, Space.com, 9 Oct. 2026
And in another confusing fact, somehow, Wall Street wasn’t nominated for Best Picture, nor was Oliver Stone for directing.

— Michael Douglas, Deadline, 8 Oct. 2026

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