as in illegible
incapable of being read or deciphered
the old book contains an inscription, but the handwriting is cramped and unreadable
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Recent Examples of unreadable
Denilson Baniwa has argued that one of Indigenous art’s most effective instruments of resistance is disguise—the adoption of non-Indigenous forms to achieve legibility in white, institutional terms, while the actual logic resides elsewhere, unreadable to those the work isn’t intended for.
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María Carri, Artforum, 16 Apr. 2026
Yasmin Kara-Hanani and Henry Muck are out of their depth in the flashy offices of Tender, a start-up led by the smooth-talking, unreadable Whitney Halberstram (Max Minghella).
—Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 23 Feb. 2026
But while Melling is always endearingly open and responsive, Skarsgård stays unreadable.
—Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 5 Feb. 2026
In some cases, postmarks may also be faint or unreadable.
—Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 7 Jan. 2026
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María Carri, Artforum, 16 Apr. 2026
Yasmin Kara-Hanani and Henry Muck are out of their depth in the flashy offices of Tender, a start-up led by the smooth-talking, unreadable Whitney Halberstram (Max Minghella).
—Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 23 Feb. 2026
But while Melling is always endearingly open and responsive, Skarsgård stays unreadable.
—Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 5 Feb. 2026
In some cases, postmarks may also be faint or unreadable.
—Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 7 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unreadable
illegible
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Federal grievances may be thrown out for being trivial, illegible or not pertaining to an issue that can be addressed through the bureau's system.—
Christie Thompson,
NPR,
17 June 2026
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But the signature was illegible.—
Anne Doran,
ARTnews.com,
12 June 2026
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“Unreadable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unreadable. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.
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