as in obscure
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impossible to see, hear, or know clearly
Hidden under vines and moss, the crumbling wall was almost indiscernible. a change made for indiscernible reasons
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Recent Examples of indiscernible
The driver reported Morgan had shouted something indiscernible.
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Mara H. Gottfried,
Twin Cities,
16 Apr. 2026
Rabia Amin, Cheema’s 27-year-old daughter, looked up at the fading pictures of the menu items, now comically indiscernible.
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Zareen Syed,
Chicago Tribune,
13 Jan. 2026
The nightingale flew around the fox’s head, the two of them chortling in their own indiscernible ways.
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Hazlitt,
19 Nov. 2025
In a video which was widely shared on social media, Jones could be seen giving a thumbs-up to the crowd from a box before raising his middle finger and pointing lower in the crowd while mouthing a few indiscernible words.
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Julia Andersen,
CNN Money,
8 Oct. 2025
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Mara H. Gottfried,
Twin Cities,
16 Apr. 2026
Rabia Amin, Cheema’s 27-year-old daughter, looked up at the fading pictures of the menu items, now comically indiscernible.
—
Zareen Syed,
Chicago Tribune,
13 Jan. 2026
The nightingale flew around the fox’s head, the two of them chortling in their own indiscernible ways.
—
Hazlitt,
19 Nov. 2025
In a video which was widely shared on social media, Jones could be seen giving a thumbs-up to the crowd from a box before raising his middle finger and pointing lower in the crowd while mouthing a few indiscernible words.
—
Julia Andersen,
CNN Money,
8 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for indiscernible
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When that’s not enough, Google may add random noise to the data that can further obscure identities.
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This seems, if anything, deliberately obscure.
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Beulah's spurned heir Joaquin (Juan Pablo Raba) calls up the mysterious Mariana (Raoul Max Trujillo) to help with his many problems, which include his ranch-usurping half-brother Rob-Will and those Duttons from Montana.
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Nicolas Winding Refn’s audacious return to feature filmmaking is a gorgeous, mysterious act of cinema, sensorial and transgressive, that demands to be experienced on its own terms.
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Dazzling Venus would be invisible due to its proximity to the sun.
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Developed by Giacomo Sasso, a postdoctoral researcher at Queen Mary University of London, this new tactile system allows robots to see touch in real time by instantly transforming invisible mechanical forces into vivid, dynamic color patterns.
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Artists, tour guides and retirees wield flamingo cutouts, children’s art and bullhorns to protest against corruption, opaque land deals and environmental damage, increasingly calling for Prime Minister Edi Rama to step down.
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Gucci Beauty's Vernis à Ongles Nail Polish in Ellen Blush is an opaque pinky-beige shade with a long-lasting glossy shine.
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There have been times when acts of atrocity have been going on — and gosh, some of those things are incomprehensible — yet humanity has found a way.
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Being joyful there — in the Dominican Republic, where small shacks and houses pieced together by junkyard scraps sometimes hold families with over a dozen members — seems incomprehensible.
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The move is widely deemed inexplicable and inexcusable, as George is considered an inconsistent, injury-prone downgrade from Brown, despite the draft capital.
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The organization said Kirbiyik, who spent 10 years alongside Deniz, had not noticed any signs of illness and was shocked by his sudden and inexplicable death.
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On the other hand, a large yard filled solely with small plants can look indistinct unless a few larger plants are added as anchors.
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And how could such an indistinct and intangible thing be cured?
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There’s no reason to think, for example, that decisions made by political appointees based on vague standards would be any more transparent than those made by peer reviewers based on scientific merit.
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American Mission’s partnership with the company, as well as the ads’ vague message about Donalds, exemplify the opaque nature of the AI industry’s spending in the 2026 election cycle.
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“Indiscernible.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/indiscernible. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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