incognizable

Examples

• All

• Philosophers often debate whether the nature of reality is ultimately incognizable.

• The truth behind the mysterious phenomena remains incognizable to scientists.

• The concept was incognizable to the students.

• Many ideas can be incognizable without proper context.

• Some aspects of the universe might forever be incognizable by human minds.

• The truth behind the mysterious phenomena remains incognizable to scientists.

• Many ideas can be incognizable without proper context.

Synonyms

I

incomprehensible

vsincognizable

46 8.8

Difficult or impossible to understand

also involves inability to be perceived or recognized, not just mental grasp

U

undetectable

vsincognizable

23 6.5

Very hard or impossible to notice

also implies inability to be known or recognized, not just unseen

U

unrecognizable

vsincognizable

22 5.8

Hard to tell who or what something is because it looks very different

also covers unknown nature or understanding, not only physical change

I

inscrutable

vsincognizable

12 8.9

Hard to understand because it shows no clear meaning or feeling

is broader, covering simple inability to perceive or know rather than mystery

U

unidentifiable

vsincognizable

9 6.1

You cannot tell what something or someone is

extends to being unknowable in itself, not only lacking identity clues

I

indecipherable

vsincognizable

8 8.8

Too hard to read or understand

extends beyond decoding to mean it cannot be perceived or known at all

I

indefinable

vsincognizable

4 6.9

Hard to describe or explain in words

also means it cannot be perceived or recognized, not just hard to describe

I

indiscernible

vsincognizable

4 8.8

Hard to see, hear, or notice

covers mental unrecognizability as well, not only unclear observation

U

undefinable

vsincognizable

3 6.8

Hard to describe exactly in words

also includes being impossible to perceive or know, not only hard to express

U

unobservable

vsincognizable

1 8.0

Not able to be seen or noticed when you look

includes nonperceptual unknowing or lack of recognition beyond sight

U

ungraspable

vsincognizable

1 8.6

Difficult to understand even after thinking about it

adds that it also cannot be perceived or recognized by senses

U

unnamable

vsincognizable

1 7.7

Too hard to describe in words

goes beyond naming to mean it cannot be perceived or known

I

incognoscible

vsincognizable

• Archaic

9.9

Not possible for people to know or understand

has the same meaning and use with no practical difference

I

inapprehensible

vsincognizable

9.9

Hard to understand or explain

covers failure of perception as well as cognitive inability

U

uncomprehensible

vsincognizable

• Informal

9.9

Very hard to understand

has the same sense but is a different, nonstandard form

U

unscannable

vsincognizable

8.4

Difficult to read from a person's face or behavior

is more general, also applying to things not limited to human expression

U

unperceivable

vsincognizable

9.1

Too small, slow, or quiet for people to notice

adds inability to recognize or know in broader cognitive terms

Antonyms

C

cognizable

1 8.1

Easy to notice or understand

How Knowable

incognizable

• Formal

9.9

mysterious

498 5.1

understandable

171 1.6

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology