IMPONDERABLE Synonyms: 63 Similar and Opposite Words

imponderable

adjective

Definition of imponderable

as in uncanny

formal impossible to measure or judge exactly the imponderable vastness of space

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Recent Examples of imponderable The ultimate result was an imponderable. — Mery Mogollon, Los Angeles Times, 3 Jan. 2026 Add to these twists the imponderable of artificial intelligence, which drastically accelerates human decision-making and thus increases the potential for human error, especially under pressure. — Andreas Kluth, Twin Cities, 17 Aug. 2025 Crookes was universally recognized as one of the greatest scientists of the Victorian era, at the forefront of research on invisible forces and imponderable phenomena. — Jonathon Keats, Forbes, 23 Sep. 2024 The wealth of data collected under the 702 program is imponderable. — Dell Cameron, WIRED, 4 Dec. 2023 And underneath all that would be something very imponderable, thrilling, heavy, and challenging. — Vulture, 17 July 2023 In essence, the slow process of the plates cooling to bedrock, like the evolution of biological life itself, responds to an activity of unsettlingly imponderable and cataclysmic scale. — Lawrence Jackson, Harper's Magazine, 10 July 2023 But Clapper was wrong to suggest that the will to fight is imponderable. — Scott Atran, Foreign Affairs, 2 Dec. 2019

Recent Examples of Synonyms for imponderable

Adjective

Following his 2019 essay for the New Yorker, Murakami recounts a compelling history of fatherhood, family and obligation, transforming an uncanny childhood memory into a deeply personal history.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2026
My friend Austin, who has impeccable taste in bad movies and other internet esoterica, reflected on Breen’s uncanny charisma during a recent phone call.

— Becca Rothfeld, New Yorker, 29 Aug. 2026

Definition of uncanny

Adjective

But although the mysterious connections between siblings are an area ripe for exploration, Herzog doesn’t seem all that interested beyond the quirk factor, making the film seem precious rather than perceptive.

— David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2026
There’s a mysterious liquid dripping from the ceiling next to the changing table.

— Zachary Pincus-Roth, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of mysterious

Adjective

For the next 90 days, NASA teams will ready the Roman telescope for its five-year mission to study enigmatic phenomena like dark matter while hunting for habitable worlds beyond our solar system.

— Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 31 Aug. 2026
Matt, whose perspective is largely withheld, remains the most enigmatic of the group, and the one most desperately sought after.

— Katy Waldman, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of enigmatic

Adjective

The piece, inspired by the 12th-century polymathic mystic Saint Hildegard of Bingen, was skin-tinglingly breathy and slow, with long tones (played by Malone and her accompanist Stephen O’Malley) that rose up and swirled around the room.

— Andy Battaglia, ARTnews.com, 7 Aug. 2026
Poetry of a Hindu mystic Kashmir gradually became a predominantly Muslim society after the Shah Mir dynasty came to power in the 14th century.

— Peter Dziedzic, The Conversation, 30 July 2026

Definition of mystic

Adjective

On top of the moving-camera-foamy-dark-mouth challenge, there was the plaque challenge.

— Jenny Bailly, Allure, 1 Sep. 2026
Finley’s breakout was the 2017 dark comedy Thoroughbreds, in which Olivia Cooke and Anya Taylor-Joy play high-schoolers conspiring to kill an abusive stepfather.

— Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of dark

Adjective

Things take a dark turn, however, after a series of unexplainable deaths draw Hal and John to a small town in Nebraska.

— Matt Minton, Variety, 17 Aug. 2026
That central theme, the ongoing search for truth and meaning in a sometimes mysterious and unexplainable universe, reflects Carter's own views.

— Brett Tingley, Space.com, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of unexplainable

Adjective

Core aerators remove plugs about 2 to 4 inches deep and around 1/2-inch wide, and spaced about 2 to 6 inches apart, dropping them on the lawn surface.

— Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 4 Sep. 2026
Lovano expressed deep gratitude to Collins for steering the festival for many years and keeping the atmosphere alive.

— Duante Beddingfield, Freep.com, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of deep

Adjective

Even for outdoor enthusiasts, the magnitude of destruction wrought by nature’s fury seemed unfathomable.

— Holly Yan, CNN Money, 1 Sep. 2026
On behalf of myself, our staff, and the Board of Directors, we are entirely devastated by this unfathomable loss to Country Music and the entire world.

— Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of unfathomable

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