unrecognizable

adjective

un·rec·og·niz·able ˌən-ˈre-kəg-ˌnī-zə-bəl

-kig-

Synonyms of unrecognizable next

: 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

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The hint of bitterness in her voice was unrecognizable to her. —

EW.com, 1 Nov. 2024 The Return follows Odysseus (Fiennes) who washes up on the shores of Ithaca after 20 years away, haggard and unrecognizable. —

Zac Ntim, Deadline, 1 Nov. 2024 The matriarch of a prominent GOP family blamed former President Donald Trump for making the party unrecognizable to her. —

Savannah Kuchar, USA TODAY, 29 Oct. 2024 As the night stretches on, however, Blake begins to behave strangely, transforming into something unrecognizable, and Charlotte will be forced to decide whether the terror within their house is more lethal than the danger without. —

Jordan Moreau, Variety, 18 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for unrecognizable

Word History

First Known Use

1817, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler

The first known use of unrecognizable was in 1817

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“Unrecognizable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unrecognizable. Accessed 18 Nov. 2024.

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