unscannable
- adjective
- /ʌnˈskænəbl/
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- His face was completely unscannable, giving no hint of his true feelings.
Examples
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She kept her emotions unscannable during the negotiation, making it hard to predict her next move.
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The CEO's response remained unscannable throughout the tense press conference.
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His expression was completely unscannable.
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The detective found her motives unscannable.
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His face was completely unscannable, giving no hint of his true feelings.
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The CEO's response remained unscannable throughout the tense press conference.
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She kept her emotions unscannable during the negotiation, making it hard to predict her next move.
Synonyms
∞
8.6
Not clear enough to understand
46
8.8
Difficult or impossible to understand
27
8.1
Hard to understand and often seems mysterious
19
7.0
Something people cannot understand or find a clear reason for
14
4.1
Hard or impossible to read
14
8.3
Very hard to understand
12
8.9
Hard to understand because it shows no clear meaning or feeling
9
6.4
Difficult to understand
8
8.8
Too hard to read or understand
4
6.9
Hard to describe or explain in words
4
8.8
Hard to see, hear, or notice
3
6.8
Hard to describe exactly in words
1
9.1
Very hard to read or understand
1
7.6
Hard to know what someone thinks or feels
1
9.3
Hard to understand, like a puzzle
1
8.6
Difficult to understand even after thinking about it
1
7.7
Too hard to describe in words
1
8.2
Not possible to understand or explain
1
9.6
Hard or impossible to understand
Too small, slow, or quiet for people to notice
Hard to understand or explain
Very hard to understand
Not possible for people to know or understand
Not possible for people to know or understand
Antonyms
How Understandable
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Unscannable comes from the parts un- 'not', scan 'to look or read quickly', and -able 'can be'. So if a face is unscannable, it is like a closed book you cannot read, which explains why the word means hard to understand or interpret.