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unrecognizable

rec·og·nize
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [rek-uh g-nahyz]
    • /ˈrɛk əgˌnaɪz/
    • /ˈʌnˈrekəgnaɪzəbl/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [rek-uh g-nahyz]
    • /ˈrɛk əgˌnaɪz/

Definitions of unrecognizable word

  • verb with object unrecognizable to identify as something or someone previously seen, known, etc.: He had changed so much that one could scarcely recognize him. 1
  • verb with object unrecognizable to identify from knowledge of appearance or characteristics: I recognized him from the description. They recognized him as a fraud. 1
  • verb with object unrecognizable to perceive as existing or true; realize: to be the first to recognize a fact. 1
  • verb with object unrecognizable to acknowledge as the person entitled to speak at a particular time: The Speaker recognized the congressman from Maine. 1
  • verb with object unrecognizable to acknowledge formally as entitled to treatment as a political unit: The United States promptly recognized Israel. 1
  • verb with object unrecognizable to acknowledge or accept formally a specified factual or legal situation: to recognize a successful revolutionary regime as the de facto government of the country. 1
See all 15 definitions of unrecognizable

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Origin of unrecognizable

First appearance:

before 1425
One of the 25% oldest English words
1425-75; recogn(ition) + -ize; replacing late Middle English racunnysen, recognisen < Old French reconuiss-, stem of reconuistre < Latin recognōscere, equivalent to re- re- + cognōscere to know1; see cognition

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Parts of speech for Unrecognizable

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Unrecognizable

unrecognizable popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 86% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

unrecognizable usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for unrecognizable

adjective unrecognizable

  • disguised — to change the appearance or guise of so as to conceal identity or mislead, as by means of deceptive garb: The king was disguised as a peasant.
  • distorted — not truly or completely representing the facts or reality; misrepresented; false: She has a distorted view of life.
  • formless — lacking a definite or regular form or shape; shapeless.
  • incog — Incognito.
All 4 Synonyms of unrecognizable

Antonyms for unrecognizable

adj unrecognizable

  • appreciable — An appreciable amount or effect is large enough to be important or clearly noticed.
  • ascertainable — to find out definitely; learn with certainty or assurance; determine: to ascertain the facts.
  • cognizable — perceptible
  • detectable — Something that is detectable can be noticed or discovered.
  • discernible — capable of being discerned; distinguishable.

adjective unrecognizable

  • observable — Able to be noticed or perceived; discernible.
All 9 Antonyms of unrecognizable

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