undefinable

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Recent Examples of undefinable The best bars are full of an undefinable spirit, something that draws people in and convinces them to linger. Mackensy Lunsford, Nashville Tennessean, 30 Dec. 2025 Sports cars are famously undefinable, encompassing a broad array of roadsters, four-door cars, coupes, grand tourers, supercars, and even some straight-up race cars. Robert Ross, Robb Report, 28 Oct. 2025 Making a case for the undefinable quality of camp, Doonan asks what do Grace Jones, Benjamin Disraeli, Salvador Dalí, K-pop and a giant art nouveau vase covered in fairies and stuffed with peacock feathers have in common. Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 23 July 2025 The streets are dotted with workers in hazmat suits doing undefinable tasks and the stores are rundown. Esther Zuckerman, IndieWire, 11 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for undefinable
Recent Examples of Synonyms for undefinable
Adjective
  • Sovereignty is an undefined term, noted Nathalie Barrera, who heads up privacy and data regulations in the EMEA region at Palo Alto Networks.
    Tasmin Lockwood, CNBC, 9 Dec. 2025
  • However, these factors, along with a lack of clarity in Ab 432 regarding undefined terms, still raise significant cost and implementation concerns.
    News Editor, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Dec. 2025
Adjective
  • Install Supports Shorter, determinate-growing tomato varieties may not need support, but indeterminate or vining-type tomatoes always do.
    Lauren Landers, The Spruce, 9 June 2026
  • The name says it all—the fruits of this productive indeterminate tomato are both sweet and abundant.
    Samantha Johnson, Martha Stewart, 7 June 2026
Adjective
  • Now, there are some indistinct photos that may have captured a tribe of gravity’s cryptids in their native environment.
    Big Think, Big Think, 20 Nov. 2025
  • The old woman is speaking, but her voice is far away and indistinct.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 20 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Because neurobiological evidence can be seen as especially objective by a jury, even when its application to a specific case is uncertain, judges may be cautious about admitting it.
    Adeline Goss, New Yorker, 11 June 2026
  • Between Richards’ health, Ream’s age and the uncertain roles of McKenzie and Robinson, center back is the USMNT’s most fluid position.
    Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 11 June 2026
Adjective
  • But how much cities will be reimbursed is still undetermined, meaning taxpayers could be on the hook for millions of dollars.
    Brian New, CBS News, 10 June 2026
  • In 2024, that figure decreased to 14% of fatalities ruled as undetermined.
    Danielle J. Brown, Baltimore Sun, 10 June 2026
Adjective
  • According to their study published in the Journal of Food Engineering, firing ultrasonic soundwaves into room temperature water makes equally strong and flavorful espresso shots that are indistinguishable from the traditional morning fuel.
    Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 11 June 2026
  • People with borderline personality disorder often feel other people’s emotions so deeply that those feelings become indistinguishable from their own.
    Angela Haupt, Time, 11 June 2026
Adjective
  • That last-minute indecision led to an inexplicable brick, the ball sailing off Hart’s fingertips and off the back of the iron, bouncing harmlessly back into Fox’s hands.
    Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 11 June 2026
  • London Falling is an investigation of an inexplicable death told through the lens of parents struggling to solve the riddle of who their son really was.
    Desiree Anello, PEOPLE, 10 June 2026

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“Undefinable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/undefinable. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.

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