as in incomprehensible
impossible to understand
uttered only a string of unintelligible murmurs
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Recent Examples of unintelligible
In a life-or-death emergency, voice signals might fade or be unintelligible; Morse code could punch through static and bad weather.
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Laurie Gwen Shapiro, New Yorker, 2 June 2025
Decisions once made by human engineers in the future are now being executed by models whose internal logic may be unintelligible even to their creators.
—Anuj Tyagi, Forbes.com, 16 May 2025
The words were unintelligible on the video, but Sacramento Police Department officials in a statement summarizing the incident said the man told officers to shoot him.
—Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 15 May 2025
Howard spoke with officers but was unintelligible, police said.
—Bailey Richards, People.com, 10 May 2025
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Laurie Gwen Shapiro, New Yorker, 2 June 2025
Decisions once made by human engineers in the future are now being executed by models whose internal logic may be unintelligible even to their creators.
—Anuj Tyagi, Forbes.com, 16 May 2025
The words were unintelligible on the video, but Sacramento Police Department officials in a statement summarizing the incident said the man told officers to shoot him.
—Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 15 May 2025
Howard spoke with officers but was unintelligible, police said.
—Bailey Richards, People.com, 10 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unintelligible
Adjective
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Some events, perhaps especially those that are morally incomprehensible, need to be wrestled with on a human level.—
Will Harris,
EW.com,
3 Aug. 2025
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Her scream resonated with the one in my chest while also being incomprehensible and beyond me.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 July 2025
Adjective
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Sometimes an oven is like that mysterious black box on a magician's stage where odd things go in, and something far more delightful comes out.—
Sheri Castle,
Southern Living,
7 Aug. 2025
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Things took a turn after the former couple found their dog Musso chewing on a mysterious object.—
Daysia Tolentino,
EW.com,
7 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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But the anticipation — and online speculation — spiked on Monday, after the star released a series of cryptic social media posts.—
Rachel Treisman,
NPR,
12 Aug. 2025
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Prior to the announcement, the official Taylor Nation social media account—which is run by Swift's social media team—shared a cryptic post.—
Megan Cartwright,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Young has lofted up passes in practice and McMillan has shown off his uncanny ability to pluck the ball out of the air.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
13 Aug. 2025
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Until then, get to know the woman with an uncanny resemblance to Caitríona Balfe’s Claire and her fascinating entry into the Outlander universe.—
Jessica Radloff,
Glamour,
8 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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The concern is understandable since the result could well become something too esoteric or scholarly for its own good.—
Randy Myers,
Mercury News,
1 Aug. 2025
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Thus, every Sunday there would be a large gathering of family on the farm to enjoy an esoteric dark roux gumbo.—
Michael Barnes,
Austin American Statesman,
25 July 2025
Adjective
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Frere-Jones manages to make Hardwick’s sometimes impenetrable prose sound like the coolest hat trick.—
Brittany Allen,
Literary Hub,
24 July 2025
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Royal carriages are, of course, not quite as impenetrable as the presidential state car, nicknamed The Beast.—
Jack Royston,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 July 2025
Adjective
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Now, Caron and Kirby have teamed up again for this emotional roller coaster of a film, with Lynette going to unfathomable lengths to protect her family’s future.—
Jeff Conway,
Forbes.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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But carrying around a little mini garbage can for our butts is unfathomable.—
Jeremy D. Larson,
Pitchfork,
14 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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His classical, sometimes obscure tastes contrasted with Pomeranz’s appreciation for Hollywood blockbusters, making their debates supremely entertaining as well as enlightening.—
Andrew McGowan,
Variety,
14 Aug. 2025
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Some — like the emblem of the 101st Airborne and the 1st Cavalry — are easily recognizable but others are more obscure.—
Sal Pizarro,
Mercury News,
13 Aug. 2025
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“Unintelligible.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unintelligible. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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