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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The end result is almost unrecognizable, with polished aluminum running the length of the bike with few visible fasteners or mounting points.
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New Atlas, 24 July 2025
Bromley’s first house in the Hamptons — a two-story box of cedar and sliding glass doors that faced a simple rectangle of pool — is now almost unrecognizable, thanks to a 2005 renovation.
—Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 17 July 2025
San Diego State began summer basketball workouts this week with a different look and feel, and not just because junior guard BJ Davis is almost unrecognizable after cutting his shoulder-length braids in favor of a more minimalist (and aerodynamic) haircut.
—Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 July 2025
Aiken was stunned to find their friend Thompson, who initially survived, in critical condition, unrecognizable as he who lay unconscious in an ICU bed.
—Emma Seiwell, New York Daily News, 9 July 2025
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New Atlas, 24 July 2025
Bromley’s first house in the Hamptons — a two-story box of cedar and sliding glass doors that faced a simple rectangle of pool — is now almost unrecognizable, thanks to a 2005 renovation.
—Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 17 July 2025
San Diego State began summer basketball workouts this week with a different look and feel, and not just because junior guard BJ Davis is almost unrecognizable after cutting his shoulder-length braids in favor of a more minimalist (and aerodynamic) haircut.
—Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 July 2025
Aiken was stunned to find their friend Thompson, who initially survived, in critical condition, unrecognizable as he who lay unconscious in an ICU bed.
—Emma Seiwell, New York Daily News, 9 July 2025
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“Unrecognizable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unrecognizable. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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