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- [uhn-mezh-erd]
- /ʌnˈmɛʒ ərd/
- /ˌʌnˈmɛʒərəbl /
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- US Pronunciation
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- [uhn-mezh-erd]
- /ʌnˈmɛʒ ərd/
Definitions of unmeasurable word
- adjective unmeasurable of undetermined or indefinitely great extent or amount; unlimited; measureless: the unmeasured heavens. 1
- adjective unmeasurable unrestrained; intemperate: unmeasured rage. 1
- adjective unmeasurable Prosody. not metrical. 1
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Origin of unmeasurable
First appearance:
before 1350 One of the 20% oldest English words
First recorded in 1350-1400, unmeasured is from the Middle English word unmesured. See un-1, measured
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Parts of speech for Unmeasurable
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
unmeasurable 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.
According to our data about 54% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
unmeasurable usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for unmeasurable
adj unmeasurable
- alive with — teeming with; full of (living or moving things)
- immeasurable — incapable of being measured; limitless: the immeasurable vastness of the universe.
- immoderate — not moderate; exceeding just or reasonable limits; excessive; extreme.
- inordinate — not within proper or reasonable limits; immoderate; excessive: He drank an inordinate amount of wine.
adjective unmeasurable
- exceeding — Very great.
- excessive — More than is necessary, normal, or desirable; immoderate.
- jillion — an indefinitely vast number; zillion.
- overabundant — an excessive amount or abundance; surfeit: an overabundance of sugar in the diet.
- overboard — over the side of a ship or boat, especially into or in the water: to fall overboard.
Antonyms for unmeasurable
adj unmeasurable
- assessable — to estimate officially the value of (property, income, etc.) as a basis for taxation.
- measurable — capable of being measured.
- mensurable — measurable.
adjective unmeasurable
- dwarfed — a person of abnormally small stature owing to a pathological condition, especially one suffering from cretinism or some other disease that produces disproportion or deformation of features and limbs.
- gaugeable — Capable of being gauged.
- quantifiable — to determine, indicate, or express the quantity of.
- quantitative — that is or may be estimated by quantity.
- weighable — Heavy enough to be weighed.
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