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With its negative prefix in-, inaudible means the opposite of audible. What's clearly audible to you may be inaudible to your elderly grandfather. Modern spy technology can turn inaudible conversations into audible ones with the use of high-powered directional microphones, so if you think you're being spied on, make sure there's a lot of other noise around you. And if you don't want everyone around you to know you're bored, keep your sighs inaudible.
Examples of inaudible in a Sentence
She spoke so quietly that she was almost inaudible.
The sound is inaudible to humans but can be heard by dogs.
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When Alex Morgan played for the San Diego Wave, the post-match screams of hundreds of young girls who’d descended to field level in quest of Morgan’s autograph made other Wave players and coach Casey Stoney inaudible during on-field interviews.
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Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 July 2025
These waves travel through the air like normal sound waves but are inaudible to people.
—Jiaxin Zhong, The Conversation, 17 Mar. 2025
Libby sniffles before turning the camera and walking ahead while Abby says something else, also inaudible, in the background.
—Samira Asma-Sadeque, People.com, 13 Mar. 2025
Wainwright made a final statement, but the words were inaudible from the witness room.
—Arkansas Online, 11 June 2025
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Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 July 2025
These waves travel through the air like normal sound waves but are inaudible to people.
—Jiaxin Zhong, The Conversation, 17 Mar. 2025
Libby sniffles before turning the camera and walking ahead while Abby says something else, also inaudible, in the background.
—Samira Asma-Sadeque, People.com, 13 Mar. 2025
Wainwright made a final statement, but the words were inaudible from the witness room.
—Arkansas Online, 11 June 2025
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“Inaudible.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/inaudible. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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