unrecognizable
adjective
un·rec·og·niz·able
ˌən-ˈre-kəg-ˌnī-zə-bəl 
-kig-
: incapable of being identified or recognized : not recognizable
The beaches were unrecognizable after the hurricane.
He was unrecognizable without his mustache.
unrecognizableness
noun
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Cracker Barrel should make changes that strike a middle ground between appearing stale to younger customers and unrecognizable to their parents or grandparents who’ve eaten at the chain for decades, said Chekitan Dev, a professor of hospitality management at Cornell University.
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Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Money, 13 Sep. 2025
Datong in 2022 is unrecognizable to 2001 as autonomous robots roam the stores and the clubs have scattered.
—Zach Dennis, Charlotte Observer, 11 Sep. 2025
For today’s parents, the process looks almost unrecognizable compared to a generation ago.
—Liz Doe Stone, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Fifteen-year-old Molly Wakefield has just returned to a nearly unrecognizable London.
—Kaycee Sloan, Cincinnati Enquirer, 10 Sep. 2025
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Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Money, 13 Sep. 2025
Datong in 2022 is unrecognizable to 2001 as autonomous robots roam the stores and the clubs have scattered.
—Zach Dennis, Charlotte Observer, 11 Sep. 2025
For today’s parents, the process looks almost unrecognizable compared to a generation ago.
—Liz Doe Stone, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Fifteen-year-old Molly Wakefield has just returned to a nearly unrecognizable London.
—Kaycee Sloan, Cincinnati Enquirer, 10 Sep. 2025
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“Unrecognizable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unrecognizable. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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