unintelligibility

noun

Definition of unintelligibilitynext
as in incomprehensibility

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Recent Examples of unintelligibility Patches of unintelligibility are nothing new in Pynchon, but usually a coherent world view gleams upward from the murk. — Kathryn Schulz, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unintelligibility
  1. incomprehensibility
  2. ambiguity
  3. vagueness
Noun
  • This was only the start of the incomprehensibility of this segment.
    — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 6 Feb. 2026
  • This incomprehensibility was in no small part due to the way Turing had incorporated the conventions of the tape reader into the system software.
    — Alan Turing, IEEE Spectrum, 26 Oct. 2017
Definition of incomprehensibility
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  • While Ellis’ book plays with the ambiguity of who the Trawler is, Murphy knows who is behind the killings in the show.
    — Hunter Ingram, Variety, 12 Aug. 2026
  • If the business has not agreed on how a decision should be made, automation can move that ambiguity directly into action.
    — Robert Kramer, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of ambiguity
Noun
  • Declare the state's rules void for vagueness under the 14th Amendment's Due Process Clause.
    — Mateo Rosiles, USA Today, 11 Aug. 2026
  • But that sort of vagueness is hardly unusual for a campaign, and Platner provided enough detail to communicate the overall shape of his program.
    — Joseph Thorndike, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
Definition of vagueness

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“Unintelligibility.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unintelligibility. Accessed 17 Aug. 2026.

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