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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Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 25 Feb. 2026
Chappell Roan looked almost unrecognizable while ditching her signature beauty look on Monday.
—Lara Walsh, InStyle, 23 Feb. 2026
Others wondered whether the song would be a radical reinvention that would render the original almost unrecognizable.
—Jon Wiederhorn, Los Angeles Times, 20 Feb. 2026
But Yin also remembers how Beijing became almost unrecognizable in the early- to mid-1990s.
—Precious Adesina, CNN Money, 17 Feb. 2026
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“Unrecognizable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unrecognizable. Accessed 26 Feb. 2026.
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