Synonyms of unreadable

unreadable

adjective

ˌən-ˈrē-də-bəl 

as in illegible

incapable of being read or deciphered

the old book contains an inscription, but the handwriting is cramped and unreadable

Synonyms & Similar Words

• illegible
• obscure
• indecipherable
• undecipherable
• faint
• unclear
• indistinct

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• readable
• legible
• clean
• fair
• decipherable

Examples Sentences

Recent Examples of unreadable

The collection of papyri—from which about 1,800 mostly unreadable scrolls and fragments have so far been extracted—was interred under 60 feet of material deposited by pyroclastic flows, at temperatures greater than 900 degrees Fahrenheit, during the same eruption that destroyed Pompeii in C.E. 79. —Tomas Weber, Scientific American, 19 Mar. 2024

In January, the company recalled 2.2 million vehicles due to unreadable warning light lettering. —Rebecca Schneid, TIME, 3 Oct. 2024

At its core, end-to-end encryption works by scrambling communications content into an unreadable format. —Lars Daniel, Forbes, 25 Sep. 2024

The gun was loaded with 11 rounds, according to court filings, and the serial number on the rifle was obliterated and unreadable. —Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 23 Sep. 2024