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
Unlike collars and tags, which can fall off or become unreadable, microchips are permanent and tamperproof.
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Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Aug. 2025
The par-save evoked a rare show of emotion from the typically unreadable American, who fist pumped the air before accompanying Li, chuckling incredulously, to the next tee.
—Jack Bantock, CNN Money, 20 July 2025
The goal was to leave it unreadable until an authority could rule on whether to keep it sealed during the complaint process, according to a footnote in the complaint.
—Darcie Moran, Freep.com, 11 July 2025
Price said ballots needing to be remade could include overseas ballots that aren't submitted on ballots readable to the county's voting equipment, absentee ballots that may have been folded for mailing or ballots that are unreadable by the voting machines for other reasons.
—Tom Sissom, Arkansas Online, 26 June 2025
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Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Aug. 2025
The par-save evoked a rare show of emotion from the typically unreadable American, who fist pumped the air before accompanying Li, chuckling incredulously, to the next tee.
—Jack Bantock, CNN Money, 20 July 2025
The goal was to leave it unreadable until an authority could rule on whether to keep it sealed during the complaint process, according to a footnote in the complaint.
—Darcie Moran, Freep.com, 11 July 2025
Price said ballots needing to be remade could include overseas ballots that aren't submitted on ballots readable to the county's voting equipment, absentee ballots that may have been folded for mailing or ballots that are unreadable by the voting machines for other reasons.
—Tom Sissom, Arkansas Online, 26 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unreadable
illegible
Adjective
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Wilson showed her a picture of their first tag, an illegible scrawl.—
Madeleine Wulfahrt,
New Yorker,
4 Aug. 2025
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Sponsor is not responsible for illegible, incomplete or stolen Entries, or Entries that are processed late or are lost or deleted due to computer or electronic malfunction, or other error.—
Vogue,
Vogue,
29 July 2025
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“Unreadable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unreadable. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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