undecipherable

Examples

• All

• After hours of trying to read the map, we realized that many of the directions were simply undecipherable.

• Steve: This is almost undecipherable.

  Blog text (21)

• We are greeted by screams, shouts, and undecipherable sounds.

  Academic text (1996)

• Third, by your undecipherable comment about it, I don't think you have any conception of what DNA sequencing is.

  Blog text (16)

• Melchior's expression was undecipherable.

  Fiction book (2000)

• The barrage of images and drawings among the type may seem at first blush an impossible hodgepodge, and even the comics may be initially undecipherable.

  Blog text (14)

• The ancient manuscript was filled with undecipherable symbols that puzzled the linguists.

• Her handwriting was so messy that even the teacher found it undecipherable during grading.

Synonyms

U

unintelligible

vsundecipherable

∞ 8.6

Not clear enough to understand

is similar but stresses decoding written code or text specifically

I

indistinct

vsundecipherable

328 5.3

Not easy to see, hear, or understand

is about deep interpretive difficulty rather than simple lack of sharpness

U

unclear

vsundecipherable

207 3.9

Not easy to understand or know for sure

implies a stronger barrier where decoding written material is nearly impossible

I

incomprehensible

vsundecipherable

46 8.8

Difficult or impossible to understand

adds a stronger focus on written or coded material difficulty

U

unreadable

vsundecipherable

14 4.1

Hard or impossible to read

focuses more on difficulty interpreting meaning, not only legibility

I

impenetrable

vsundecipherable

14 8.3

Very hard to understand

is similar but often refers specifically to unreadable text or code

I

inscrutable

vsundecipherable

12 8.9

Hard to understand because it shows no clear meaning or feeling

is less about mystery and more about unreadable or undecodable material

H

hard to follow

vsundecipherable

9 6.4

Difficult to understand

tends to refer to unreadable or indecipherable writing rather than pacing

I

indecipherable

vsundecipherable

8 8.8

Too hard to read or understand

is the general idea but highlights code or text contexts specifically

I

illegible

vsundecipherable

8 5.5

Hard to read because the writing is messy or the print is faded

covers reading difficulty but also broader interpretation problems beyond writing

B

barely legible

vsundecipherable

1 7.1

Very hard to read so you can only understand a little

describes near total inability to decode text or code, not partial reading

U

ungraspable

vsundecipherable

1 8.6

Difficult to understand even after thinking about it

adds the idea that the unreadability often involves written code or text

U

uninterpretable

vsundecipherable

1 8.2

Not possible to understand or explain

is alike but usually emphasizes decoding written signs or code

I

inapprehensible

vsundecipherable

9.9

Hard to understand or explain

narrows that inability toward interpreting written or coded messages

U

uncomprehensible

vsundecipherable

• Informal

9.9

Very hard to understand

is the preferred form that often points to written decoding difficulty

I

incognizable

vsundecipherable

• Formal

9.9

Not possible for people to know or understand

focuses more narrowly on failing to read or decode text or code

I

incognoscible

vsundecipherable

• Archaic

9.9

Not possible for people to know or understand

is similar but centers on difficulty interpreting written or coded signs

Antonyms

D

decipherable

1 3.7

Easy to read or understand

How Decipherable

legible

11 3.1

readable

26 2.0

unclear

207 3.9

illegible

8 5.5

undecipherable

1 9.1

Surface Forms

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Etymology