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Synonyms for incomprehensible
ˌɪn kɒm prɪˈhɛn sə bəl, ɪnˌkɒm-in·com·pre·hen·si·ble

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  1. incomprehensibleadjective

    Synonyms:
    fathomless, unfathomable

    Antonyms:
    comprehensible, understandable

  2. incomprehensibleadjective

    impossible or very difficult to understand

    Synonyms:
    unfathomable, fathomless

    Antonyms:
    comprehensible, understandable

English Synonyms and Antonyms0.0 / 0 votes

  1. incomprehensible

    That is mysterious in the true sense which is beyond human comprehension, as the decrees of God or the origin of life. That is mystic or mystical which has associated with it some hidden or recondite meaning, especially of a religious kind; as, the mystic Babylon of the Apocalypse. That is dark which we can not personally see through, especially if sadly perplexing; as, a dark providence. That is secret which is intentionally hidden. Compare DARK.

    See synonyms for CLEAR.

    Synonyms:
    abstruse, cabalistic, dark, enigmatical, hidden, inexplicable, inscrutable, mysterious, mystic, mystical, obscure, occult, recondite, secret, transcendental, unfathomable, unfathomed, unknown

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms0.0 / 0 votes

  1. incomprehensible

    Synonyms:
    mysterious, unfathomable, enigmatical

    Antonyms:
    comprehensible, cognizable, plain

Princeton's WordNet0.0 / 0 votes

  1. inexplicable, incomprehensibleadjective

    incapable of being explained or accounted for

    "inexplicable errors"; "left the house at three in the morning for inexplicable reasons"

    Synonyms:
    uncomprehensible, inexplicable

    Antonyms:
    fathomable, apprehensible, graspable, perceivable, comprehensible, approachable, accessible, understandable, intelligible, comprehendible

  2. incomprehensible, uncomprehensibleadjective

    difficult to understand

    "the most incomprehensible thing about the universe is that it is comprehensible"- A. Einstein

    Synonyms:
    uncomprehensible, inexplicable

    Antonyms:
    graspable, understandable, accessible, comprehensible, comprehendible, fathomable, perceivable, apprehensible, intelligible, approachable

Dictionary of English Synonymes0.0 / 0 votes

  1. incomprehensibleadjective

    Synonyms:
    inconceivable, unimaginable, not to be comprehended, past finding out, beyond the reach of human faculties

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words0.0 / 0 votes

  1. incomprehensibleadjective

    Synonyms:
    inconceivable, abstruse, unfathomable

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How to use incomprehensible in a sentence?

  1. Yves Repiquet:

    It's incomprehensible, i will recommend Lagarde appeal this decision.

  2. David Dushman:

    I'm not a politician, it's hard for me to say. Of course it's completely incomprehensible.

  3. Albert Einstein:

    My religion consists of a humble admiration of the unlimitable superior who reveals Himself in the slight details we are able to perceive with our frail and feeble minds. That deeply emotional conviction of the presence of a superior reasoning power, which is revealed in the incomprehensible universe, forms my idea of God.

  4. Tom Kiefer:

    The enormous amount of belongings, such as extra clothing, socks, shoes and personal items such as rosaries, Bibles, belts, underwear, toothbrushes, soap, was in many ways incomprehensible (to me), and I am certain much of this was not meant to be discarded.

  5. Robin Green:

    You've got your phenomenon on one hand. Concrete and knowable. On the other hand you've got the incomprehensible. You call it God, but to me, God or no, it remains just that, the unknowable.


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