as in incredible
beyond the power to describe
the indescribable immensity of Mount Everest
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Recent Examples of indescribable
Her release brought indescribable relief, but each day before her name appeared on the list revealed the agonizing uncertainty families must endure.
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Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 16 Jan. 2025
My husband Jon and I, after having suffered more than 300 days of every parent’s nightmare of utter and indescribable torment, continued advocating and pushing for the release of the remaining hostages in Gaza.
—Rachel Goldberg-Polin, TIME, 16 Jan. 2025
By Sam Reed Chalamet attended this event with an almost indescribable style that, at first glance, called his aesthetic taste and the veracity of his new blond hair into question.
—María Munsuri, Glamour, 14 Dec. 2024
Many who’ve just been released report indescribable killings and torture in hellish living conditions.
—John Fund, National Review, 9 Dec. 2024
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Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 16 Jan. 2025
My husband Jon and I, after having suffered more than 300 days of every parent’s nightmare of utter and indescribable torment, continued advocating and pushing for the release of the remaining hostages in Gaza.
—Rachel Goldberg-Polin, TIME, 16 Jan. 2025
By Sam Reed Chalamet attended this event with an almost indescribable style that, at first glance, called his aesthetic taste and the veracity of his new blond hair into question.
—María Munsuri, Glamour, 14 Dec. 2024
Many who’ve just been released report indescribable killings and torture in hellish living conditions.
—John Fund, National Review, 9 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for indescribable
Adjective
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Many of us are incredible about taking care of others, but perhaps less fastidious about attending to our own needs.—
Lori B Daniels,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
11 Feb. 2025
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And this cast was so incredible, such great troopers, such a beautiful ensemble to work with.—
Marcus Jones,
IndieWire,
11 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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The unspoken, the unspeakable, is more frightening than anything else in the novel.—
Adam Begley,
The Atlantic,
4 Feb. 2025
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The Holocaust was an episode of unspeakable horror, enacted by a regime of evil men.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
30 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Historians are struggling to recover their inexpressible secrets.—
Erin Maglaque,
The New York Review of Books,
15 Nov. 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
Adjective
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And in later scenes, as Jesse finally confronts Spencer's death, her ineffable pain is etched across Menzel's achingly expressive face.—
Patrick Ryan,
USA TODAY,
14 Feb. 2025
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Tester feedback: Everyone seems to have a different experience with this ineffable scent.—
Jenny Berg,
Allure,
8 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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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
Adjective
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An indefinable musical by a French auteur is headed for millions of streaming subscribers.—
Joe Reid,
Vulture,
8 Nov. 2024
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Abstract images composed of indefinable light and inky darkness recur as well, even in his later multiscreen video installations, which are more narrative-driven.—
Alex Greenberger,
ARTnews.com,
3 Sep. 2019
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“Indescribable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/indescribable. Accessed 18 Feb. 2025.
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