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indistinguishably

indistinguishably

1 7.5
In a way you cannot tell them apart
  • adverb
  • /ˌɪndɪˈstɪŋɡwɪʃəblɪ/
translation icon : indistinguiblemente
  • The twins dressed alike and spoke indistinguishably, causing some confusion among their friends.
  • merge indistinguishably

Examples

  • Usual assimilationist models assume a broadly flowing mainstream containing the dominant, character-giving culture of America, while viewing immigrant cultures as tributaries, flowing on their own for a while, perhaps, but whose waters become indistinguishably lost once they flow into the central river.

    Academic text (1991)
  • In contrast to my prior experience, it turns out some professed atheists behave in public indistinguishably from your lower grade of Christian.

    Blog text (24)
  • Such cities as they found—the world seemed sparsely settled—merged indistinguishably with the countryside.

    Fiction book (1992)
  • In the new design, the colors blend indistinguishably with the background, making it hard to see where one ends and the other begins.

  • When the fog rolled in, the trees appeared indistinguishably from the mist, creating a surreal landscape.

Synonyms

indiscernibly
vsindistinguishably
8.1

In a way you cannot see or notice

means two items cannot be told apart even if seen

Antonyms

1.0

In a way that leaves no doubt

76 3.2

In a way that is clear and easy to notice

How Distinguishable

distinctly
76 3.2
differently
780 1.1
similarly
226 2.2
indistinguishably
1 7.5

Surface Forms

Morphology

indistinguishably = indistinguishable (transparent) = in + distinguish + able + ly

Adding '-ly' to the adjective 'indistinguishable' straightforwardly forms an adverb meaning 'in an indistinguishable way'.

Etymology

Indistinguishably comes from the parts in- ('not') and distinguish ('tell apart'). So, indistinguishably describes something done in a way you 'cannot tell apart', like identical twins wearing the same clothes.