as in obscure
formal
impossible to see, hear, or know clearly
Hidden under vines and moss, the crumbling wall was almost indiscernible. a change made for indiscernible reasons
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Recent Examples of indiscernible
There were a few blurry, almost indiscernible, snaps, which seemed to be a result of North channeling her aesthetic, not her shaky picture-taking skills.
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Michelle Lee, Peoplemag, 16 Apr. 2024
This is to account for minor indiscernible things that might throw tests off slightly.
—PCMAG, 10 Apr. 2024
On the other side, the suspect painted numerous indiscernible letters.
—Rayna Reid Rayford, Essence, 8 Jan. 2024
In fashion, micro trends such as 2014 Normcore, or more recently Cottagecore, suggest that being cool can lie in being indiscernible from the masses, or adopting an old-fashioned style.
—Benjamin Voyer, Forbes, 31 Mar. 2023
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Michelle Lee, Peoplemag, 16 Apr. 2024
This is to account for minor indiscernible things that might throw tests off slightly.
—PCMAG, 10 Apr. 2024
On the other side, the suspect painted numerous indiscernible letters.
—Rayna Reid Rayford, Essence, 8 Jan. 2024
In fashion, micro trends such as 2014 Normcore, or more recently Cottagecore, suggest that being cool can lie in being indiscernible from the masses, or adopting an old-fashioned style.
—Benjamin Voyer, Forbes, 31 Mar. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for indiscernible
Adjective
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Everything feels absurd and animated by obscure cosmic forces.—
Willing Davidson,
The New Yorker,
23 Feb. 2025
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After years in obscure so-so movies playing Chopin and Byron, and in some respectable Merchant Ivory ones, the surprise star of last year's Four Weddings and a Funeral and this year's Nine Months and The Englishman Who Went Up a Hill but Came Down a Mountain has lately been having a bad life.—
Candace Bushnell,
Vogue,
23 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Researchers in northern Denmark have unearthed evidence of a mysterious circle of wooden posts dating back 4,000 years.—
Sonja Anderson,
Smithsonian Magazine,
4 Mar. 2025
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The Scholars, out May 2 on Matador Records, features at least a dozen distinct characters, in settings that include a mysterious university and a clown school.—
Simon Vozick-Levinson,
Rolling Stone,
4 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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The observatory will create a map of the sky in 102 colors of infrared light, which is invisible to the human eye and ideal for studying stars and galaxies.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN,
8 Mar. 2025
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That means the investors for new games aren’t gamers but external and often invisible organizations, and sometimes wealthy individuals, who are paying the bill.—
Ollie Barder,
Forbes,
6 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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From matte and hydrating to tinted and opaque, here are the most flattering nude lipsticks to swipe on.—
Claire Sullivan,
WWD,
28 Feb. 2025
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This is a step toward rebuilding trust in a system that often feels impersonal and opaque.—
Chris Bowen,
Forbes,
26 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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In a twist that’s almost incomprehensible today, the Chinese government even officially adopted the US State Department’s method for reporting air quality.—
Zeyi Yang,
WIRED,
5 Mar. 2025
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This defendant’s actions are incomprehensible, and he will be held accountable.—
Stepheny Price,
Fox News,
18 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Which, kind of, explains Dylan’s latest inexplicable Instagram missive: a no-context re-post of a 2016 in-store performance by Machine Gun Kelly at Park Ave.—
Gil Kaufman,
Billboard,
27 Feb. 2025
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The glacial pacing and clunky script work in tandem with deviations from the source text, including an inexplicable bathtub masturbation scene, to make a cinematic crime for the ages.—
Eddie Mouradian,
Vulture,
24 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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The play is now set in a purposely indistinct time period.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
2 Mar. 2025
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Often, the ad is for an indistinct mobile game featuring a woman with a freezing baby who must choose between spending her fifty gold coins on either building a working fireplace or repairing a broken window that’s letting in an icy breeze.—
Mathew Rodriguez,
Them,
11 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Asking about frustrations in a broad, theoretical sense is too vague to elicit actionable insights.—
Mark Murphy,
Forbes,
27 Feb. 2025
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The reference is vague and does not signal any specific American commitment to safeguarding Ukraine’s security.—
Andrew E. Kramer,
New York Times,
26 Feb. 2025
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“Indiscernible.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/indiscernible. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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