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🌊 Unsafe to dive 🧩 Too complex
undivable

undivable

9.9
Not possible to look at or talk about in detail
  • adjective
  • /ʌnˈdaɪvəbl/
: indivisible
  • The report was so complex that it was considered undivable in the time available.

Examples

  • Due to the lack of data, the issue remained undivable for the researchers.

  • Some topics are simply undivable without more background information.

  • Some areas of the lake are simply undivable due to pollution.

  • The discussion became undivable after the first hour.

  • The discussion on the scientific complexities was undivable without proper context.

  • Some philosophical questions remain undivable for most people due to their abstract nature.

  • The new regulations made certain financial practices undivable without thorough analysis.

Synonyms

impenetrable
vsundivable
4 8.3

Very hard to understand

is unsuitable for detailed examination or exploration, not only hard to understand
imponderable
vsundivable
  • Formal
1 9.2

Hard to predict or measure exactly

is unsuitable for detailed examination or exploration rather than just hard to estimate
unanalyzable
vsundivable
1 8.9

Too complex to study or break into smaller parts

is about being unsuitable for close examination rather than structural breakdown
undiscussable
vsundivable
1 8.8

Not safe or allowed to be talked about openly

is unsuitable for detailed examination rather than only forbidden speech
untriable
vsundivable
  • Specialized
9.8

Not able to be tested in an experiment

is unsuitable for detailed examination or talking through

Antonyms

analyzable
  • US
1 4.2

You can study it by separating it into parts

How Explorable

explorable
1 4.1
examinable
1 3.6
undivable
9.9
inaccessible
27 7.9
unknowable
19 7.4

Surface Forms

undivable positive

Morphology

undivable = divable (semi-transparent) = un + dive + able

The prefix 'un-' negates the ability to 'dive', but the metaphorical extension to 'examine, explore, or discuss' is not fully transparent.

Etymology

The word undivable comes from the parts un- 'not', dive 'to jump in or explore', and -able 'able to'. A helpful image is to think of 'to dive into' a topic as studying it closely, so undivable means something you cannot 'dive into' or examine in detail.