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unintelligibility

noun

Definition of unintelligibilitynext
as in incomprehensibility

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Recent Examples of unintelligibility Breen’s films are a curious blend of unintelligibility and over-explication. — Becca Rothfeld, New Yorker, 29 Aug. 2026
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
Noun
  • Freedom and fluidity create ambiguities that the historical record cannot always resolve.
    — Colleen Dulle, Harpers Magazine, 22 Sep. 2026
  • Until they are written into law, the ambiguity will be worth a fortune to the principals who bet the cost lands somewhere else.
    — Bhaskar Chakravorti, Fortune, 20 Sep. 2026
Definition of ambiguity
Noun
  • Word-of-mouth dies from vagueness more often than from distrust.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 22 Sep. 2026
  • What erodes trust is vagueness, backtracking and the sense that someone is managing you rather than leveling with you.
    — Aleeza Gerstein, The Conversation, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of vagueness

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“Unintelligibility.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unintelligibility. Accessed 28 Sep. 2026.

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