unintelligibleness

noun

as in unintelligibility

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  1. unintelligibility
  2. ambiguity
  3. incomprehensibility
  4. vagueness
Noun
  • Breen’s films are a curious blend of unintelligibility and over-explication.
    — Becca Rothfeld, New Yorker, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of unintelligibility
Noun
  • Katie Ball, a law professor at the University of Idaho, said ambiguity in legal language is common.
    — Sarah Cutler, Idaho Statesman, 10 Nov. 2026
  • But Misley’s lawyers disagreed, saying there was ambiguity in Young’s statements.
    — Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 9 Nov. 2026
Definition of ambiguity
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
  • Councilmember Dimple Ajmera said the vagueness stems from a need for flexibility.
    — Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 11 Nov. 2026
  • The vagueness of Carr’s post may be useful for his and Trump’s ongoing battle against the news media.
    — Jon Brodkin, ArsTechnica, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of vagueness
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“Unintelligibleness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unintelligibleness. Accessed 14 Nov. 2026.

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