unrecognizable

adjective

Definition of unrecognizablenext
as in unnoticeable

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Recent Examples of unrecognizable The first trailer debuted earlier this week, revealing an unrecognizable look at the actor beneath heavy prosthetic makeup. — Lexi Carson, HollywoodReporter, 16 July 2026 The area around Sierra Gorda, a village between Antofagasta and Calama, is almost unrecognizable. — Cristina Dorador, The Dial, 14 July 2026 Cruise is almost unrecognizable in the footage, sporting a dramatically different look as the unpredictable billionaire. — Christina Dugan Ramirez, FOXNews.com, 13 July 2026 True, nothing so grand as a massive dragon and naval battle took place, but seeing Rhaenyra start to change into someone almost unrecognizable from her younger, more innocent self was compelling in a deeper way. — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 6 July 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
Adjective
  • Placing a small, unnoticeable camera can be tricky and, for some nests, requires a helicopter.
    — Ava Berger, NPR, 29 Apr. 2026
  • The consequences of such an error, in the context of a computation where there is no cross-checking in place, can range from unnoticeable to catastrophic.
    — Big Think, Big Think, 24 Feb. 2026
Definition of unnoticeable
Adjective
  • At times, when the pragmatism of Deschamps became unpopular, there was a clamour for it.
    — Amy Lawrence, New York Times, 21 July 2026
  • Only Burnham, his allies said, could stem the party’s electoral decline in a way that the hugely unpopular Starmer could not.
    — Hanna Ziady, CNN Money, 20 July 2026
Definition of unpopular
Adjective
  • Gu-cheon meets the massive, faceless spirit-figure on the rocky shores of an eerie island.
    — Kayti Burt, Time, 17 July 2026
  • The rest are an army of waiver claims and faceless relievers.
    — Dan Hayes, New York Times, 16 July 2026
Definition of faceless
Adjective
  • As a result, Messi was as anonymous as the thousands wearing his No 10.
    — James Horncastle, New York Times, 20 July 2026
  • Investigators were also able to identify the anonymous tipster and murder suspect as Popps, a 54-year-old Michigan resident.
    — Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 19 July 2026
Definition of anonymous
Adjective
  • Using Neanderthal cranium shapes to estimate specific brain regions’ volume, some investigators claimed to see signs of a mind with feeble linguistic abilities, poor executive function and an unremarkable memory.
    — Cody Cottier, Scientific American, 20 July 2026
  • These hit the ticker the same day IBM cratered 25%, erasing roughly $40 billion in market value on a revenue miss that, in any other environment, would have been unremarkable.
    — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 15 July 2026
Definition of unremarkable
Adjective
  • At the time, outside of scientists and animal lovers, the secretive bats largely went unnoticed.
    — Jenny Staletovich, Miami Herald, 14 July 2026
  • On the facade of a sushi restaurant in a chic Buenos Aires neighborhood, two goldfish in a glass display case would go largely unnoticed apart from the occasional child who would tap against the glass.
    — Sol Amaya, CNN Money, 13 July 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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