as in incredible
beyond the power to describe
the indescribable immensity of Mount Everest
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Recent Examples of indescribable
No matter how much authenticity a film production strives for in a Holocaust drama, the end product will never fully capture the indescribable horrors of the Nazi effort to exterminate Europe’s Jewish population during World War II.
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Josh Weiss, Forbes.com, 15 May 2025
Changes in estrogen levels during these times can lead to a host of symptoms that could contribute to an indescribable burning sensation.
—Cheyenne Buckingham, SELF, 13 May 2025
House of Pizza’s dedicated fans As any local knows, Charlotte’s growth is undeniable and almost indescribable, especially off Central Avenue, where House of Pizza calls home.
—Katie Black, Charlotte Observer, 8 May 2025
There was an indescribable love that somehow softened the sharpest edges of a beautiful nightmare.
—Carissa Talmage, People.com, 2 May 2025
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Josh Weiss, Forbes.com, 15 May 2025
Changes in estrogen levels during these times can lead to a host of symptoms that could contribute to an indescribable burning sensation.
—Cheyenne Buckingham, SELF, 13 May 2025
House of Pizza’s dedicated fans As any local knows, Charlotte’s growth is undeniable and almost indescribable, especially off Central Avenue, where House of Pizza calls home.
—Katie Black, Charlotte Observer, 8 May 2025
There was an indescribable love that somehow softened the sharpest edges of a beautiful nightmare.
—Carissa Talmage, People.com, 2 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for indescribable
Adjective
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The incredible semblance of natural language fluency exhibited by the computational capabilities of contemporary LLMs seems to be a sure sign that the road ahead must lead to AGI/ASI.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
12 June 2025
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The incredible two on the par 5 was just the fourth albatross at the U.S. Open in recorded history and the first since 2012 when Nick Watney made one, according to Justin Ray.—
Troy Finnegan,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 June 2025
Adjective
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Charo is fleeing the life that’s expected of her as a woman; Sal after an unspeakable tragedy.—
Clare Mulroy,
USA Today,
8 June 2025
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The iron fist, meanwhile, shown by the state in preventing those extradited to El Salvador’s prisons so much as a word to say represents none other than the nation’s return to unspeakable cruelty and derangement.—
Amir Hussain
June 6,
Literary Hub,
6 June 2025
Adjective
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Historians are struggling to recover their inexpressible secrets.—
Erin Maglaque,
The New York Review of Books,
15 Nov. 2024
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Historians are struggling to recover their inexpressible secrets.—
Erin Maglaque,
The New York Review of Books,
15 Nov. 2024
Adjective
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An ineffable, but important community component was lost in that economic and social transition.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
12 June 2025
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The city has captured the hearts of travelers of centuries for its innate elegance and beauty, along with that ineffable je ne sais quoi.—
Madeline Weinfield,
Architectural Digest,
3 June 2025
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Two high voices — LACO features soprano Amanda Forsythe and countertenor John Holiday — intertwine with the orchestra turning this hymn to the Virgin Mary’s suffering into unutterable sweetness and treating death as life’s engenderment.—
Jessica Gelt,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Mar. 2024
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In between loads of cartoonish ultraviolence and B-movie horror ephemera came some honestly unutterable lyrics, which Bill fought his faith to perform.—
Jonathan Rowe,
SPIN,
28 June 2022
Adjective
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Her work often explores indefinable experiences and emotions, intimacy, connection, and the body’s relationship to nature.—
Samantha Bergeson,
IndieWire,
19 Mar. 2025
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An indefinable musical by a French auteur is headed for millions of streaming subscribers.—
Joe Reid,
Vulture,
8 Nov. 2024
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“Indescribable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/indescribable. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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