unsearchable
1
7.6
- adjective
- /ʌnˈsɜːrʧəbl/
:
indescifrable
- His unsearchable thoughts made it difficult to know how he really felt.
Examples
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How unsearchable are his judgments, and his ways past finding out!
Blog text (4) -
How unsearchable are his judgments, and his ways past finding out!
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This is because he is unfathomable, unsearchable, and inscrutable.
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The meaning behind her unsearchable expressions left everyone puzzled.
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They faced unsearchable challenges that seemed impossible to understand.
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
23
8.6
Very hard to understand or measure how deep something is
19
7.0
Something people cannot understand or find a clear reason for
19
7.4
Something you cannot find out or understand
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
8
8.8
Too hard to read or understand
4
6.9
Hard to describe or explain in words
3
6.8
Hard to describe exactly in words
1
9.1
Very hard to read or understand
1
9.3
Hard to understand, like a puzzle
1
8.6
Difficult to understand even after thinking about it
1
9.6
Hard or impossible to understand
1
8.2
Not possible to understand or explain
Difficult to read from a person's face or behavior
Very hard to understand
Hard to understand or explain
Not possible for people to know or understand
Not possible for people to know or understand
How Understandable
∞
1.0
171
1.6
28
8.2
1
7.6
12
8.9
46
8.8
Surface Forms
Morphology
unsearchable = searchable (transparent) = un + search + able
The adjective is transparently formed by negating 'searchable' and carries a metaphorical extension ('not able to be read or understood') that remains directly tied to the negation.
Etymology
The word unsearchable comes from un- 'not' + search 'to look for', and you can imagine a face or thought that is like a closed book you cannot read. So unsearchable means 'impossible to understand or interpret'.