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

unrecognizably

ˌən-ˈre-kəg-ˌnī-zə-blē 

-kig-

adverb

an unrecognizably altered landscape

Examples of unrecognizable in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The De Tomaso Pantera 90 Si up for sale is one of just 41 built and was the final iteration of a car that was famed for its many—and confusing—number of iterations, not to mention modifications performed by owners that made many a Pantera all but unrecognizable. —Erik Shilling, Robb Report, 25 Feb. 2025

Residents came home to an unrecognizable landscape, with craters sunken into the earth where many homes had once stood. —New York Times, 21 Feb. 2025

Baker follows Limbo with another almost unrecognizable turn that solidifies his rewarding pivot into character parts. —David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Feb. 2025

Former Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star Lisa Rinna even debuted a few new looks that made the reality star nearly unrecognizable. —Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 30 Jan. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1817, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for unrecognizable

• amortizable
• crystallizable
• customizable
• exercisable
• inadvisable
• ionizable
• oxidizable
• realizable
• recognizable
• utilizable
• advisable
• cognizable