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
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The program operates at a volume that has almost become unrecognizable in these days of ownership under risk-averse Warner Bros. Discovery.
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Brian Steinberg, Variety, 18 Sep. 2024
Prosthetics ranged from aging a single index finger, meticulously adding wrinkles and spots, to full-body metamorphosis as Elisabeth transforms into something increasingly unrecognizable.
—Mia Galuppo, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Sep. 2024
The way Jared talks about the radio is unrecognizable to me.
—Justin Pot, WIRED, 4 Sep. 2024
During the section of the novel concerned with her harassment, even the language grows hallucinatory, saturated in horror tropes, underscoring that May, who loves her children and loses sleep over their safety and happiness, has become unrecognizable to herself: a monstrous mother.
—Katy Waldman, The New Yorker, 19 Aug. 2024
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Brian Steinberg, Variety, 18 Sep. 2024
Prosthetics ranged from aging a single index finger, meticulously adding wrinkles and spots, to full-body metamorphosis as Elisabeth transforms into something increasingly unrecognizable.
—Mia Galuppo, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Sep. 2024
The way Jared talks about the radio is unrecognizable to me.
—Justin Pot, WIRED, 4 Sep. 2024
During the section of the novel concerned with her harassment, even the language grows hallucinatory, saturated in horror tropes, underscoring that May, who loves her children and loses sleep over their safety and happiness, has become unrecognizable to herself: a monstrous mother.
—Katy Waldman, The New Yorker, 19 Aug. 2024
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“Unrecognizable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unrecognizable. Accessed 1 Oct. 2024.
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