imponderable

[im-pon-der-uh-buhl] / ɪmˈpɒn dər ə bəl /

ADJECTIVE

imperceptible

Synonyms

STRONG

ephemeral fine gradual infinitesimal intangible minute slight small

WEAK

evanescent impalpable inappreciable inaudible inconsiderable inconspicuous indiscernible indistinct indistinguishable insensible insignificant invisible microscopic momentary shadowy subtle tiny trivial undetectable unnoticeable unobservable vague

Antonyms

STRONG

big huge important large rough significant substantial thick

Example Sentences

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It is an imponderable – not just in terms of the international picture and whether fuel is by then flowing freely through the Strait of Hormuz.

From BBC • May 21, 2026

The political environment is also an imponderable factor.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 23, 2022

Unlike so many imponderable questions that surround death, these may indeed have answers.

From Washington Post • Nov. 3, 2021

But there is an imponderable, atavistic element to ruling that he lacks.

From Slate • Mar. 12, 2020

I hesitated, weighing and balancing the imponderable realities.

From "Black Boy" by Richard Wright

Vocabulary lists containing imponderable

Cormac McCarthy's "The Road"

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Harry Truman's Inauguration Address

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