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
For instance, some denials could stem from easily correctable errors if the parents knew of those errors, such as unreadable dental scans or wording from the orthodontist's office that didn't fully explain the medical necessity.
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Beth Warren, Nashville Tennessean, 8 Dec. 2025
Baby ponders love in all its rejuvenating and off-putting shapes, sweating with a husband and father’s devotion but sometimes with a son’s pining for a closer connection with an oaklike and unreadable elder.
—Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 2 Dec. 2025
This ensures data confidentiality both in transit and at rest by utilizing cryptographic algorithms to convert data into unreadable formats.
—Jason Phillips, jsonline.com, 28 Oct. 2025
The serial number on the rifle was obliterated and unreadable.
—Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 23 Sep. 2025
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Beth Warren, Nashville Tennessean, 8 Dec. 2025
Baby ponders love in all its rejuvenating and off-putting shapes, sweating with a husband and father’s devotion but sometimes with a son’s pining for a closer connection with an oaklike and unreadable elder.
—Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 2 Dec. 2025
This ensures data confidentiality both in transit and at rest by utilizing cryptographic algorithms to convert data into unreadable formats.
—Jason Phillips, jsonline.com, 28 Oct. 2025
The serial number on the rifle was obliterated and unreadable.
—Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 23 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unreadable
illegible
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Inspectors noted an oil leak, birds’ nests and a broken insulator in Pleasanton, and in Newark, found a rusted anchor for a tower-support cable, along with illegible gauges and birds’ nests.—
Ethan Baron,
Mercury News,
7 Jan. 2026
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In November, the service in Rapid City, South Dakota, posted a map that included illegible location names, leading to widespread mockery.—
Victor Tangermann,
Futurism,
7 Jan. 2026
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“Unreadable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unreadable. Accessed 19 Jan. 2026.
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