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- [uhn-in-tel-i-juh-buh l]
- /ˌʌn ɪnˈtɛl ɪ dʒə bəl/
- /ˌʌn.ɪnˈtel.ɪ.dʒə.bl̩/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [uhn-in-tel-i-juh-buh l]
- /ˌʌn ɪnˈtɛl ɪ dʒə bəl/
Definitions of unintelligible word
- adjective unintelligible not intelligible; not capable of being understood. 1
- adjective unintelligible not comprehensible 1
- adjective unintelligible Unintelligible language is impossible to understand, for example because it is not written or pronounced clearly, or because its meaning is confused or complicated. 0
- adjective unintelligible not able to be understood; incomprehensible 0
- adjective unintelligible not intelligible; that cannot be understood; incomprehensible 0
- adjective unintelligible Not intelligible; unable to be understood. 0
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Origin of unintelligible
First appearance:
before 1610 One of the 40% oldest English words
First recorded in 1610-20; un-1 + intelligible
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Parts of speech for Unintelligible
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determiner
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unintelligible popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 59% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for unintelligible
adj unintelligible
- ambiguous — If you describe something as ambiguous, you mean that it is unclear or confusing because it can be understood in more than one way.
- at issue — The question or point at issue is the question or point that is being argued about or discussed.
- backdoor — You can use backdoor to describe an action or process if you disapprove of it because you think it has been done in a secret, indirect, or dishonest way.
- broken — Broken is the past participle of break.
noun unintelligible
- incoherence — the quality or state of being incoherent.
- incomprehensibility — impossible to understand or comprehend; unintelligible.
- indistinctness — not distinct; not clearly marked or defined: indistinct markings.
- obscurity — the state or quality of being obscure.
adjective unintelligible
- amphibological — (rare) of doubtful meaning, ambiguous, quibbling.
- cacographic — Displaying the properties of bad spelling or bad handwriting or both.
- disconsonant — Not consonant; discordant.
- enigmatic — Difficult to interpret or understand; mysterious.
- enigmatical — Pertaining to an enigma.
Antonyms for unintelligible
adj unintelligible
- apprehensible — capable of being comprehended or grasped mentally
- cellophane — Cellophane is a thin, transparent material that is used to wrap things.
- clean — Something that is clean is free from dirt or unwanted marks.
- clear — Something that is clear is easy to understand, see, or hear.
noun unintelligible
- cementation — the process of heating a solid with a powdered material to modify the properties of the solid, esp the heating of wrought iron, surrounded with charcoal, to 750–900°C to produce steel
- coherence — Coherence is a state or situation in which all the parts or ideas fit together well so that they form a united whole.
- comprehensibility — capable of being comprehended or understood; intelligible.
- inseparability — incapable of being separated, parted, or disjoined: inseparable companions.
- intelligibility — the quality or condition of being intelligible; capability of being understood.
adjective unintelligible
- articulate — If you describe someone as articulate, you mean that they are able to express their thoughts and ideas easily and well.
- cincher — Something that cinches as in holds and fastens, such as a belt or corset.
- decipherable — to make out the meaning of (poor or partially obliterated writing, etc.): to decipher a hastily scribbled note.
- dirtless — Free of dirt.
- incomplex — Not complex; simple.
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