indefinable

adjective

ˌin-di-ˈfī-nə-bəl How to pronounce indefinable (audio)
Definition of indefinablenext
as in incredible
beyond the power to describe some indefinable quality makes that movie star very appealing

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Recent Examples of indefinable This East Coast city earns high marks year after year for its various dining options, museums, and the indefinable, electric energy of the city that never sleeps. — Elizabeth Cantrell, Travel + Leisure, 8 July 2025 Her work often explores indefinable experiences and emotions, intimacy, connection, and the body’s relationship to nature. — Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 19 Mar. 2025 An indefinable musical by a French auteur is headed for millions of streaming subscribers. — Joe Reid, Vulture, 8 Nov. 2024 When the two creatives become housemates, an indefinable friendship sparks. — Lizz Schumer, Peoplemag, 24 June 2024 See All Example Sentences for indefinable
Recent Examples of Synonyms for indefinable
  1. incredible
  2. ineffable
  3. indescribable
  4. inexpressible
  5. unspeakable
  6. incommunicable
  7. unutterable
  8. unexplainable
Adjective
  • The quick thinking to observe, to then park and follow someone into the school is incredible and undoubtedly saved people.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 17 Oct. 2026
  • There's an incredible amount to explore between northern lights hunting sessions.
    — Daisy Dobrijevic, Space.com, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of incredible
Adjective
  • Both the not said and the unsayable—the ineffable—pull new elements into a telling.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 8 Oct. 2026
  • By definition, an It girl is someone with an ineffable quality—culturally relevant, with that unique blend of beauty, confidence, and magnetism that can’t be taught or bought.
    — Sarah Michelle Gellar, Time, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of ineffable
Adjective
  • Playing college football has made an indescribable impact on my life.
    — The Orlando Sentinel, The Orlando Sentinel, 19 Sep. 2026
  • Her life and legacy of joy and creativity had an indescribable impact on the world.
    — Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of indescribable
Adjective
  • The universe of the film, as all of Nolan’s worlds are, is one drawn from the muted colors of reluctant determination and it’s structured by a gravity of inexpressible guilt.
    — Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 17 July 2026
  • Much like the famed British poets of World War I, who sought to express the inexpressible, Abu Toha strives to capture the unspeakable carnage, futility, and despair of war.
    — Foreign Affairs, Foreign Affairs, 19 Aug. 2025
Definition of inexpressible
Adjective
  • Pamela Voorhees’s appeal was always as an unlikely killer, a devoted mother driven to unspeakable violence by a personal tragedy.
    — Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 15 Oct. 2026
  • This woman, this young woman, had already endured something that is utterly unspeakable and that at every turn, she was failed by people and institutions with an obligation to protect her.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 4 Oct. 2026
Definition of unspeakable
Adjective
  • But because some crucial part of artistic expression is always slipping toward the incommunicable, the most powerful art is sometimes less a dialogue than a soliloquy.
    — Sebastian Smee, The Atlantic, 16 May 2026
  • Margaret would whisper in the dark and laugh quietly, entertained by her own incommunicable thoughts.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 Apr. 2026
Definition of incommunicable
Adjective
  • An idle scroll through any social media feed will reveal violent language against Jewish people that was considered widely unutterable a few years ago.
    — Alexander Smith, NBC news, 1 May 2026
  • 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
Definition of unutterable
Adjective
  • The movie has since become an unexplainable piece of comfort for a spooked generation.
    — Joshua Rothkopf, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Still, there was a wide and largely unexplainable range of geographical variety.
    — Theresa Gaffney, STAT, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of unexplainable

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“Indefinable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/indefinable. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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