INDISCERNIBLE Synonyms: 50 Similar and Opposite Words

indiscernible

adjective

as in obscure

formal 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 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 Many plays, including shifts and rotating coverages and a variety of pressures, come out of indiscernible pre-snap looks. —

Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 16 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for indiscernible

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Adjective

Researchers have also warned that excessive nighttime lighting can affect human circadian rhythms and obscure views of the night sky for much of the global population.

— Samantha Mathewson, Space.com, 20 May 2026
Their writings didn't always reference the pseudoscience and conspiracy theories found in obscure online hate spaces.

— Brittney Melton, NPR, 20 May 2026