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Definitions

incomprehensible

[in-kom-pri-hen-suh-buhl, in-kom-] / ˌɪn kɒm prɪˈhɛn sə bəl, ɪnˌkɒm- /
ADJECTIVE
not understandable
Synonyms
STRONGEST
baffling impenetrable inconceivable mystifying opaque puzzling unfathomable unimaginable unintelligible
WEAK
Delphic beats me beyond comprehension beyond one's grasp clear as mud cryptic enigmatic fathomless incognizable inscrutable mysterious obscure over one's head perplexing sibylline unclear ungraspable unknowable
Antonyms
STRONGEST
believable clear comprehensible fathomable imaginable intelligible understandable

Example Sentences

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Lufthansa human resources chief Michale Niggemann earlier criticised the walkout as "completely incomprehensible," particularly at a time of "geopolitical uncertainty with the war in Iran" that had thrown global air traffic into chaos.

From Barron's • Mar. 12, 2026

Back in the spring, he says, "a hamburger cost 5m rials. It is now 12m. The numbers are just incomprehensible".

From BBC • Feb. 26, 2026

Art—crude or cruel, adolescent or arch—is supposed to make comprehensible the incomprehensible.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 25, 2026

“We are grieving as a family over this incomprehensible tragic accident and we grieve the loss of our beloved grandson, Anthony,” they said at the time.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 5, 2026

Kate started to speak, but a catch in her voice made her words incomprehensible.

From "The Mysterious Benedict Society" by Trenton Lee Stewart