SYNONYMS AND RELATED EXPRESSIONS
incomprehensible
adjective
Impossible or extremely difficult to understand.
Local English device voice, when available. This is not a recorded dictionary pronunciation.
Impossible to understand
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Usage distinction
Return to topInexplicable means lacking an explanation; incomprehensible concerns understanding the expression or idea itself.
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See incomprehensible in use
Without definitions for its symbols, the formula was incomprehensible to the beginners.
One sentence was almost incomprehensible because several abbreviations had never been explained.
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Synonym reference scope and sources
The groups distinguish the senses selected for this study entry. Closest synonyms and broader related expressions have separate labels. The listed sources support lexical selection; not every phrase is a direct quotation from a source.
- Princeton WordNet 3.0: selected lexical senses
- INCOMPREHENSIBLE Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster
How the synonym reference was prepared / WordNet 3.0 license