as in incredible
beyond the power to describe
overcome by an inexpressible awe at the sight of the thunderous waterfall
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Recent Examples of inexpressible
Writing gives mothers the space and the time to express the inexpressible, even when the space and time do so are stolen away.
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Alice Vincent, Vogue, 7 Aug. 2025
Some people also use wills to try to express the inexpressible or unsaid.
—R. Eric Thomas, Chicago Tribune, 3 Aug. 2025
Lana’s murder at 40 fills me with an inexpressible grief because in many ways, my 40th year was when my own life began.
—Meg Pillow
july 31, Literary Hub, 31 July 2025
Saunders, who wanted to be recognized not only as a Black artist but as an American artist, believed art was a way of expressing the otherwise inexpressible.
—News Desk, Artforum, 30 July 2025
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Alice Vincent, Vogue, 7 Aug. 2025
Some people also use wills to try to express the inexpressible or unsaid.
—R. Eric Thomas, Chicago Tribune, 3 Aug. 2025
Lana’s murder at 40 fills me with an inexpressible grief because in many ways, my 40th year was when my own life began.
—Meg Pillow
july 31, Literary Hub, 31 July 2025
Saunders, who wanted to be recognized not only as a Black artist but as an American artist, believed art was a way of expressing the otherwise inexpressible.
—News Desk, Artforum, 30 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for inexpressible
Adjective
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The Spurs led by as much as 20 in the fourth quarter, which is an incredible turnaround.—
Dan Santaromita,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2026
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No, that stuff is all incredible and very much the result of good fortune in my career.—
Charles Bethea,
New Yorker,
26 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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For David and Tara Heidenreich, the moment their son Eli became a Steeler was nearly indescribable.—
Ross Guidotti,
CBS News,
27 Apr. 2026
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So Clark, for whom physical intimacy with Carol is still something of a new adventure, recommends looking out for those little indescribable, unique physical details of a person that enhance presence and attraction.—
Andy Andersen,
Vulture,
30 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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But in ways unmistakable, and ineffable, Kannapolis avoided the fate that a lot of other small towns couldn’t.—
Alex Zietlow,
Charlotte Observer,
30 Apr. 2026
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Cult film audiences feel an ineffable connection to a film and to each other.—
Donald Liebenson,
IndieWire,
24 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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What happens when the unspeakable happens?—
The Know,
Denver Post,
26 Apr. 2026
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In the face of unspeakable loss, her belief in humor, hope and humanity is put to the ultimate test.—
Leo Barraclough,
Variety,
15 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Stripped of orchestral arrangement, the emotion in Ross’s voice provokes that unutterable connection that makes singer and listener one in a desire to act in the present for the present.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
4 Dec. 2025
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Two high voices — LACO features soprano Amanda Forsythe and countertenor John Holiday — intertwine with the orchestra turning this hymn to the Virgin Mary’s suffering into unutterable sweetness and treating death as life’s engenderment.—
Jessica Gelt,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Mar. 2024
Adjective
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Margaret would whisper in the dark and laugh quietly, entertained by her own incommunicable thoughts.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
22 Apr. 2026
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And nothing is more isolating, more incommunicable, than the grief of a parent who has been unable to save their child’s life.—
Washington Post,
Washington Post,
31 Aug. 2022
Adjective
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Our movie tastes are determined by some indefinable electrical current of enthusiasm or joy or deep, radiating sadness, or some combination of the three.—
Stephanie Zacharek,
Time,
24 Feb. 2026
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Of course, beauty is subject to taste and culture and all sorts of indefinable things.—
Television Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
21 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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This complex of Mayan vestiges serves as a testament to the mysterious and unexplainable engineering feats of this ancient civilization.—
Condé Nast Traveler,
Condé Nast Traveler,
29 Apr. 2026
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What begins as a practical solution soon spirals into paranoia when bizarre occurrences — mysterious lights, missing animals and glimpses of unexplainable technology — coincide with the days leading up to a Presidential visit.—
Alex Ritman,
Variety,
28 Apr. 2026
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“Inexpressible.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inexpressible. Accessed 4 May. 2026.
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