UNSAYABLE Synonyms: 52 Similar and Opposite Words

unsayable

adjective

Definition of unsayable

as in inexpressible

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Recent Examples of unsayable Both the not said and the unsayable—the ineffable—pull new elements into a telling. — Literary Hub, 8 Oct. 2026 Well-meaning observers want to split the difference between the sayable and unsayable. — Lauren Michele Jackson, New Yorker, 8 Aug. 2026 What the novel is working toward is not the exposure of a violation, let alone the processing of any real-life event, but a recognition of the self—a self who survives the scourges of childhood, and a storytelling-self who learns that fiction can reveal otherwise unsayable truths. — Honor Jones, The Atlantic, 3 Mar. 2026 All fair, but an uncomfortable couch and a passion for the art of the unsayable are not reasons enough to kill oneself. — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 29 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for unsayable

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Adjective

The universe of the film, as all of Nolan’s worlds are, is one drawn from the muted colors of reluctant determination and it’s structured by a gravity of inexpressible guilt.

— Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 17 July 2026
Much like the famed British poets of World War I, who sought to express the inexpressible, Abu Toha strives to capture the unspeakable carnage, futility, and despair of war.

— Foreign Affairs, Foreign Affairs, 19 Aug. 2025

Definition of inexpressible

Adjective

Our movie tastes are determined by some indefinable electrical current of enthusiasm or joy or deep, radiating sadness, or some combination of the three.

— Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 24 Feb. 2026
Of course, beauty is subject to taste and culture and all sorts of indefinable things.

— Television Critic, Los Angeles Times, 21 Jan. 2026

Definition of indefinable

Adjective

The Block inevitably cooled off for a bit after experiencing a nearly indescribable moment on a major championship stage, but the California native turned 50 in June, and the Block is hot again.

— Mark Harris OutKick, FOXNews.com, 2 Nov. 2026
Playing college football has made an indescribable impact on my life.

— The Orlando Sentinel, The Orlando Sentinel, 19 Sep. 2026

Definition of indescribable

Adjective

Across cultures and eras, fashion has served as a means of reflecting on this universal human experience, giving tangible form to the otherwise incomprehensible.

— Livia Caligor, Vogue, 27 Oct. 2026
Days before the openings, the prospect of showing across his hometown still seemed to Hodges about as incomprehensible as a dream.

— Tara Anne Dalbow, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of incomprehensible

Adjective

This is an entire class of wealthy and unaccountable men thumbing their noses at the American public.

— Abigail Disney, New York Daily News, 28 Sep. 2026
The bottom line for now is that the city is allowing the unaccountable operation of thousands of untaxed machines while simultaneously counting on revenue from their VGT and casino competitors.

— Joe Ferguson, Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of unaccountable

Adjective

From that moment forward, Vision was dead, and Wanda Maximoff (Elizabeth Olsen) was cast into unfathomable grief and not-so-repressed anger.

— Jeff Spry, Space.com, 2 Nov. 2026
From 2008 to 2011, Moore went an unfathomable 50-3 as Boise State’s starting quarterback.

— Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of unfathomable

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