as in incomprehensible
impossible to understand
uttered only a string of unintelligible murmurs
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Recent Examples of unintelligible
At least weekly, someone—a friend, family member or friend of a friend— contacts me for an interpretation of something a doctor said while using unintelligible medical jargon.
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Lisa Fitzpatrick, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024
Former President Donald Trump repeated a broad range of false claims, internet rumors and outlandish conspiracy theories during Tuesday night’s presidential debate, many of which might have seemed unintelligible without a deep understanding of obscure corners of far-right social media.
—David Ingram, NBC News, 11 Sep. 2024
Then in August 2023, woman with ALS whose speech, like Harrell’s, had become unintelligible, gained access to a 125,000-word vocabulary using a BCI that records brain activity from Utah Arrays as part of the BrainGate trial.
—Ingrid Wickelgren, Scientific American, 14 Aug. 2024
The recording was partly unintelligible, and at one point Soto shut off the device — accidentally or perhaps deliberately, the agents weren’t sure.
—Tim Golden, ProPublica, 19 July 2024
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Lisa Fitzpatrick, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024
Former President Donald Trump repeated a broad range of false claims, internet rumors and outlandish conspiracy theories during Tuesday night’s presidential debate, many of which might have seemed unintelligible without a deep understanding of obscure corners of far-right social media.
—David Ingram, NBC News, 11 Sep. 2024
Then in August 2023, woman with ALS whose speech, like Harrell’s, had become unintelligible, gained access to a 125,000-word vocabulary using a BCI that records brain activity from Utah Arrays as part of the BrainGate trial.
—Ingrid Wickelgren, Scientific American, 14 Aug. 2024
The recording was partly unintelligible, and at one point Soto shut off the device — accidentally or perhaps deliberately, the agents weren’t sure.
—Tim Golden, ProPublica, 19 July 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unintelligible
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The rest of the world finds this arrangement incomprehensible.Joseph J. Ellis, The Mercury News, 31 Oct. 2024
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Their contributions to my life are incomprehensible.Emma Madden, Vulture, 31 Oct. 2024
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Ashworth, 92, grew up in poverty, mostly in South Austin and East Austin during the 1930s and '40s, after his mysterious father abandoned the family.Michael Barnes, Austin American-Statesman, 21 Nov. 2024
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The film is Paolo Sorrentino’s love letter to Naples — his second, following 2021’s The Hand of God — and Parthenope, a mysterious, irresistible beauty, is the stand-in for the enigmatic pull the city has over him.Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Nov. 2024
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Watch on Deadline The film will explore the dramatic events that led O’Hagan to investigate the mysterious figure known only as Satoshi Nakamoto, and his pursuit to uncover the true identity of the cryptic inventor behind Bitcoin.Justin Kroll, Deadline, 25 Nov. 2024
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The cryptic emails would arrive just before bedtime: DON’T DELETE THIS!!Alyssa Goldberg, USA TODAY, 25 Nov. 2024
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An avid artist from an early age, Burton’s uncanny style of drawing is inspired by these films — along with gothic novels, expressionist paintings, holiday rituals and even the illustrations of Dr Seuss.Tacita Quinn, CNN, 31 Oct. 2024
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In Babygirl, his head looks like a lush, uncanny tennis ball: too short to be normal, too long to be a buzz — the clear ideal cut on a guy like him.Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 25 Oct. 2024
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The automobile’s pontoon fenders and single rumble seat are esoteric enhancements, while the lack of door handles only further refines the extremely clean lines.Viju Mathew, Robb Report, 4 Nov. 2024
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There’s hardly any esoteric metaphors to be found in this far-reaching work.Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 4 Nov. 2024
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Some executives believe that AI development will itself sooner or later migrate to impenetrable bunkers whose supercomputers will be powered with nuclear reactors.Henry A. Kissinger, Foreign Affairs, 18 Nov. 2024
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Ahead, an impenetrable tangle of pine forest that's home to all manner of bird and beast.Arati Menon, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Nov. 2024
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At wide receiver, first-round draft pick Ricky Pearsall is two games into a rookie season delayed by an unfathomable gunshot wound through his chest.Cam Inman, The Mercury News, 5 Nov. 2024
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In response, scrutiny is rightly intensifying on the issue of business complicity in crimes against humanity, as companies across sectors—from arms exporters to tech giants—continue to turn profits amid unfathomable violence against civilians.Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2024
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The pair will likely stay in that obscure piece of real estate for the next 24 to 48 hours.Josh Honeycutt, Outdoor Life, 14 Nov. 2024
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At times, the actors spoke their lines from obscure corners of the cavernous playing area.Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2024
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“Unintelligible.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unintelligible. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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