unrecognizable

adjective

Definition of unrecognizablenext
as in unnoticeable

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Recent Examples of unrecognizable The town was almost unrecognizable—filled with new apartment blocks, expanding in every direction. — Ben Taub, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026 Anthony Boyle is almost unrecognizable in his latest role as the bushy-haired American Sam Bankman-Fried. — Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 8 Oct. 2026 Whether buyers embrace this radical electric vision or reject it as an unrecognizable departure from Jaguar’s legacy remains the single biggest question facing Britain’s auto industry. — New Atlas, 8 Oct. 2026 Some Latter-day Saint voters struggle to support Lamb To Tait, Lamb as the nominee is the latest example of an unrecognizable Republican Party. — Saige Miller, NPR, 4 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for unrecognizable
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unrecognizable
  1. unnoticeable
  2. unpopular
  3. faceless
  4. anonymous
  5. unremarkable
  6. unnoticed
  7. undistinguished
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  • What may have been an unnoticeable work-around at five clients has a greater impact on the company’s day-to-day operations at 50 clients.
    — Farzana Abdulhusein, Forbes.com, 4 Sep. 2026
  • But the spinning trick has real limits that make this drone far from being completely unnoticeable.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 17 July 2026
Definition of unnoticeable
Adjective
  • Democrats have expanded their political targets, given the unpopular war with Iran and voters angry about high prices.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 24 Oct. 2026
  • Then, in April, Feldstein Soto slipped from unpopular to politically radioactive after hackers stole thousands of LAPD files from her office.
    — Sonja Sharp, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of unpopular
Adjective
  • The faceless, hulking boxes have become a proxy for the whole argument about AI—its water use, its demands on power and land, the question of who benefits from it all.
    — Alex Pasternack, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026
  • Alongside it was Anna Uddenberg’s 2026 sculpture White Noise (Soft Skills), featuring a life-size, faceless mannequin whose body is contorted by a futuristic interpretation of ergonomic office-style furniture contraptions.
    — Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of faceless
Adjective
  • Last month, citing anonymous sources, Reuters reported that Solidigm was holding pitch meetings with investment banks for an IPO that could value the company at up to $150 billion.
    — Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 24 Oct. 2026
  • One of the anonymous security officials who spoke to Reuters said Iran would also aim to prevent repairs after any attacks, to keep disruptions going as long as possible.
    — Will McCurdy, PC Magazine, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of anonymous
Adjective
  • Ordinary except, of course, for that time humans punched it, opening the door for the Hera mission to explore the previously unremarkable rocks.
    — Meghan Bartels, Space.com, 14 Oct. 2026
  • Can real transcendence come from sharing physical pleasures with unremarkable people who just happen to live in the same town as you?
    — Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of unremarkable
Adjective
  • Encounters between police officers and schoolchildren have not gone unnoticed.
    — Kristian Hernández, San Antonio Express-News, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Radon exposure can go unnoticed because the gas has no smell or color.
    — Tori Mason, CBS News, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of unnoticed
Adjective
  • Anyone who can find the friendly little spot — through a bending alley, into an undistinguished building and up three flights of stairs — deserves a drink.
    — The New York Times News Service Syndicate, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 July 2026
  • Harry Benton was hardly a household name during an undistinguished tenure in the Illinois House of Representatives.
    — Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 17 July 2026
Definition of undistinguished

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“Unrecognizable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unrecognizable. Accessed 26 Oct. 2026.

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