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
Luckily, Marybeth knows just how to do that, and before long Affleck’s Christian Wolff has wheeled into town in his trailer, his face unreadable but his spirit somehow willing to help.
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Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 24 Apr. 2025
The content might seem unreadable due to being crammed with techno-psych terminology.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 11 Apr. 2025
But Moulton’s disciplinary record is of interest following the death of Gerald Neal, 56, who was killed Feb. 12 as Moulton — driving an unmarked truck and in apparent violation of OPD’s pursuit protocol — chased another vehicle into the Holden Heights neighborhood over an unreadable license plate.
—Cristóbal Reyes, Orlando Sentinel, 10 Mar. 2025
Transit sources told The News that footage on the cards is stored in a proprietary format, and should be unreadable without the MTA’s own software.
—Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 1 May 2025
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Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 24 Apr. 2025
The content might seem unreadable due to being crammed with techno-psych terminology.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 11 Apr. 2025
But Moulton’s disciplinary record is of interest following the death of Gerald Neal, 56, who was killed Feb. 12 as Moulton — driving an unmarked truck and in apparent violation of OPD’s pursuit protocol — chased another vehicle into the Holden Heights neighborhood over an unreadable license plate.
—Cristóbal Reyes, Orlando Sentinel, 10 Mar. 2025
Transit sources told The News that footage on the cards is stored in a proprietary format, and should be unreadable without the MTA’s own software.
—Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 1 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unreadable
illegible
Adjective
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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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The letter featured a number of typos, and the Federal Reserve’s seal was illegible and appeared to be generated by artificial intelligence.—
Sylvan Lane,
The Hill,
22 July 2025
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“Unreadable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unreadable. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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