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Synonyms for unintelligible
ˌʌn ɪnˈtɛl ɪ dʒə bəlun·in·tel·li·gi·ble

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  1. unintelligibleadjective

    Antonyms:
    intelligible

  2. unintelligibleadjective

    Antonyms:
    intelligible

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  1. unintelligible

    That is obscure which the eye or the mind can not clearly discern or see through, whether because of its own want of transparency, its depth or intricacy, or because of mere defect of light. That which is complicated is likely to be obscure, but that may be obscure which is not at all complicated and scarcely complex, as a muddy pool. In that which is abstruse (Latin abs, from, and trudo, push) as if removed from the usual course of thought or out of the way of apprehension or discovery, the thought is remote, hidden; in that which is obscure there may be nothing to hide; it is hard to see to the bottom of the profound, because of its depth, but the most shallow turbidness is obscure. Compare COMPLEX; DARK; DIFFICULT; MYSTERIOUS.

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    Synonyms:
    abstruse, ambiguous, cloudy, complex, complicated, dark, darksome, deep, dense, difficult, dim, doubtful, dusky, enigmatical, hidden, incomprehensible, indistinct, intricate, involved, muddy, mysterious, obscure, profound, turbid

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  1. unintelligibleadjective

    poorly articulated or enunciated, or drowned by noise

    "unintelligible speech"

    Synonyms:
    opaque

    Antonyms:
    comprehensible, comprehendible, intelligible

  2. opaque, unintelligibleadjective

    not clearly understood or expressed

    Synonyms:
    opaque

    Antonyms:
    intelligible, comprehensible, comprehendible

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  1. List of paraphrases for "unintelligible":

    incomprehensible, illegible

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How to use unintelligible in a sentence?

  1. Henry Louis Mencken:

    School days are the unhappiest in the whole span of human existence. They are full of dull, unintelligible tasks, new and unpleasant ordinances, with brutal violations of common sense and common decency.

  2. Clyde Kluckhohn:

    Anthropology provides a scientific basis for dealing with the crucial dilemma of the world today how can peoples of different appearance, mutually unintelligible languages, and dissimilar ways of life get along peaceably together

  3. Don Sadoway:

    I said something unintelligible to her and all of a sudden my right side collapsed.


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