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in-effable
| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | too great for words |
| Synonyms: | beyond words, celestial, divine, empyreal, empyrean, ethereal, heavenly, holy, ideal, impossible, incommunicable, incredible, indefinable, indescribable, inexpressible, nameless, sacred, spiritual, too sacred for words, transcendent, transcendental, unspeakable, untellable, unutterable |
| Antonyms: | definable, describable, utterable |
| Main Entry: | indescribable |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | beyond words |
| Synonyms: | impossible, incommunicable, indefinable, ineffable, inexpressible, nondescript, sublime, subtle, unspeakable, untellable, unutterable |
| Antonyms: | definable, describable, explainable |
| Main Entry: | unimaginable |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | mind-boggling |
| Synonyms: | beyond wildest dreams, doubtful, exceptional, extraordinary, fantastic, impossible, improbable, inapprehensible, incogitable, incomprehensible, inconceivable, incredible, indescribable, ineffable, not understandable, rare, singular, unbelievable, uncommon, unheard-of, unique, unknowable, unordinary, unthinkable |
| Antonyms: | believable, describable, imaginable |
| Main Entry: | unspeakable |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | very bad; beyond description |
| Synonyms: | abominable, alarming, appalling, atrocious, awful, beastly, beyond words, calamitous, detestable, dire, disgusting, dreadful, evil, execrable, fearful, frightening, frightful, heinous, horrible, horrid, incommunicable, inconceivable, indefinable, indescribable, ineffable, inexpressible, inhuman, loathsome, monstrous, nameless, obnoxious, odious, offensive, outrageous, overwhelming, preternatural, repellent, repugnant, repulsive, revolting, shocking, unbelievable, unimaginable, unutterable |
| Antonyms: | good, nice |
| Main Entry: | incommunicable |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | unspeakable |
| Synonyms: | abominable, alarming, appalling, atrocious, awful, beastly, beyond words, calamitous, defying description, description, detestable, dire, disgusting, dreadful, evil, execrable, fearful, frightening, frightful, heinous, horrible, horrid, inconceivable, indefinable, indescribable, ineffable, inexpressible, inhuman, loathsome, monstrous, nameless, obnoxious, odious, offensive, outrageous, overwhelming, preternatural, repellent, repugnant, repulsive, revolting, shocking, unbelievable, undescribable, unimaginable, unutterable |
| Main Entry: | indefinable |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | unspeakable |
| Synonyms: | abominable, alarming, appalling, atrocious, awful, beastly, beyond words, calamitous, defying description, description, detestable, dire, disgusting, dreadful, evil, execrable, fearful, frightening, frightful, heinous, horrible, horrid, incommunicable, inconceivable, indescribable, ineffable, inexpressible, inhuman, loathsome, monstrous, nameless, obnoxious, odious, offensive, outrageous, overwhelming, preternatural, repellent, repugnant, repulsive, revolting, shocking, unbelievable, undescribable, unimaginable, unutterable |
| Main Entry: | inexpressible |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | unspeakable |
| Synonyms: | abominable, alarming, appalling, atrocious, awful, beastly, beyond words, calamitous, defying description, description, detestable, dire, disgusting, dreadful, evil, execrable, fearful, frightening, frightful, heinous, horrible, horrid, incommunicable, inconceivable, indefinable, indescribable, ineffable, inhuman, loathsome, monstrous, nameless, obnoxious, odious, offensive, outrageous, overwhelming, preternatural, repellent, repugnant, repulsive, revolting, shocking, unbelievable, undescribable, unimaginable, unutterable |
| Main Entry: | undescribable |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | unspeakable |
| Synonyms: | abominable, alarming, appalling, atrocious, awful*, beastly, beyond words, calamitous, defying description, description, detestable, dire, disgusting, dreadful, evil, execrable, fearful, frightening, frightful, heinous, horrible, horrid, incommunicable, inconceivable, indefinable, indescribable, ineffable, inexpressible, inhuman, loathsome, monstrous*, nameless, obnoxious, odious, offensive, outrageous, overwhelming, preternatural, repellent, repugnant, repulsive, revolting, shocking, unbelievable, unimaginable, unutterable |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | unutterable |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | unspeakable |
| Synonyms: | abominable, alarming, appalling, atrocious, awful*, beastly, beyond words, calamitous, defying description, description, detestable, dire, disgusting, dreadful, evil, execrable, fearful, frightening, frightful, heinous, horrible, horrid, incommunicable, inconceivable, indefinable, indescribable, ineffable, inexpressible, inhuman, loathsome, monstrous*, nameless, obnoxious, odious, offensive, outrageous, overwhelming, preternatural, repellent, repugnant, repulsive, revolting, shocking, unbelievable, undescribable, unimaginable |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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