as in incredible
beyond the power to describe
some indefinable quality makes that movie star very appealing
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Recent Examples of indefinable
Pitt, at the time, was in his early 30s and gaining notice for being incredibly handsome and in possession of the indefinable charisma that makes a movie star.
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Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 7 Feb. 2024
Patinkin, in an indefinable accent, is his usual Big Presence, but Beane holds her own, and the arrival of Linda Emond as Interpol agent Hilde Eriksen pays constant comic dividends.
—Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 14 Jan. 2024
People hold fierce loyalties to their Arthur Avenue stores of choice, mostly based on nostalgia, and the indefinable value of a personal relationship with one’s foodmonger.
—Helen Rosner, The New Yorker, 5 Nov. 2023
Even in a case, like this one, where excess is the point, comedy still depends on an indefinable subtlety.
—Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 25 Aug. 2023
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Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 7 Feb. 2024
Patinkin, in an indefinable accent, is his usual Big Presence, but Beane holds her own, and the arrival of Linda Emond as Interpol agent Hilde Eriksen pays constant comic dividends.
—Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 14 Jan. 2024
People hold fierce loyalties to their Arthur Avenue stores of choice, mostly based on nostalgia, and the indefinable value of a personal relationship with one’s foodmonger.
—Helen Rosner, The New Yorker, 5 Nov. 2023
Even in a case, like this one, where excess is the point, comedy still depends on an indefinable subtlety.
—Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 25 Aug. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for indefinable
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High-end options feature intense realism, including flocked finishes and incredible body detail.Alice Jones Webb, Outdoor Life, 14 Nov. 2024
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Don't miss out on these incredible offers (with more to come)!Shubham Yewale, PCMAG, 11 Nov. 2024
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Read: The rise of anti-liberalism Annihilation is another conversion novel, this time about a secular Frenchman’s awakening to that same ineffable cosmos.Judith Shulevitz, The Atlantic, 24 Oct. 2024
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In Bradley’s work, cosmetic spoons or spatulas exist primarily for hygiene reasons, but also lend an ineffable sense of… something.Brennan Kilbane, Robb Report, 15 Oct. 2024
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Althoff, who’s 27 years old, just has it, that indescribable presence, that gravitational pull.Katie Drummond, WIRED, 2 Oct. 2024
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The devastation our tri-state area has suffered is indescribable.Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 1 Oct. 2024
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Indeed, there is something more cosmic, spiritual and inexpressible about what is missing —a poignant reminder of the profound void left by SOPHIE’s departure from our astral plane.Juan Velasquez, Them, 23 Sep. 2024
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And to my ears (and my inexpressible relief), Sanderlin’s does just that, taking my story from one body to another, just like a book might.Michael Andor Brodeur, Washington Post, 6 July 2024
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WandaVision gave the character the space and time to struggle with her grief and commit unspeakable acts in the process.Eliana Dockterman, TIME, 31 Oct. 2024
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Skinwalkers are believed to be those who have committed unspeakable acts, gaining dark powers in return.Tiffany Acosta, The Arizona Republic, 10 Oct. 2024
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Piranesi is a mystery, a mystery of the mind, a way for Clarke to communicate the incommunicable.Jason Kehe, Wired, 21 Sep. 2020
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And nothing is more isolating, more incommunicable, than the grief of a parent who has been unable to save their child’s life.Washington Post, Washington Post, 31 Aug. 2022
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Two high voices — LACO features soprano Amanda Forsythe and countertenor John Holiday — intertwine with the orchestra turning this hymn to the Virgin Mary’s suffering into unutterable sweetness and treating death as life’s engenderment.Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 30 Mar. 2024
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In between loads of cartoonish ultraviolence and B-movie horror ephemera came some honestly unutterable lyrics, which Bill fought his faith to perform.Jonathan Rowe, SPIN, 28 June 2022
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An Ebony Alert allows law enforcement agencies to inform the public about the suspicious or unexplainable disappearance of a Black woman or Black person in the hope that they are found quickly.Nollyanne Delacruz, The Mercury News, 28 Oct. 2024
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As the exhausted team works against a tight deadline to secure their bonuses, each member begins to encounter the unexplainable.Scott Phillips, Forbes, 16 Oct. 2024
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