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Antonyms for indescribable

Grammar : Adj
Spell : in-di-skrahy-buh-buhl
Phonetic Transcription : ˌɪn dɪˈskraɪ bə bəl

Definition of indescribable

Origin :
  • 1794, from in- (1) "not, opposite of" + describable (see describe). Related: Indescribably; indescribability. In same sense, Old English had unasecgendlic.
  • adj beyond words
Example sentences :
  • It was an indescribable change, but Andrew knew that the man had opened his eyes.
  • Extract from : « Way of the Lawless » by Max Brand
  • The peculiar feelings one has who is a "runaway" are indescribable.
  • Extract from : « Biography of a Slave » by Charles Thompson
  • There was indescribable rebuke in her slow emphasis of the words.
  • Extract from : « Within the Law » by Marvin Dana
  • There was an indescribable menace in the forger's half-uttered threat.
  • Extract from : « Within the Law » by Marvin Dana
  • I had an indescribable sense that I ought to applaud, as if I were a public meeting.
  • Extract from : « Alarms and Discursions » by G. K. Chesterton
  • There was an indescribable block of vehicles, stretchers, and mattresses.
  • Extract from : « The Three Cities Trilogy, Complete » by Emile Zola
  • His room, while he was at college, was in a state of indescribable confusion.
  • Extract from : « A Dish Of Orts » by George MacDonald
  • The vast, indescribable loneliness of the wilderness possessed my soul.
  • Extract from : « The Long Labrador Trail » by Dillon Wallace
  • The rewards they bestow are sweet, and ravishing, and indescribable.
  • Extract from : « Imogen » by William Godwin
  • She expired in my arms in convulsions, and my distress was indescribable.
  • Extract from : « Beaux and Belles of England » by Mary Robinson

Synonyms for indescribable

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