unintelligible

adjective

Pronunciation: ˌʌnɪnˈtɛlɪdʒəbəl

Definition

Impossible to understand or comprehend because the sound is unclear, the handwriting is messy, or the language is too complex.

Examples

• His speech was slurred and unintelligible after he had been awake for nearly forty hours.

• The ancient manuscript was written in an unintelligible script that no historian could decode.

• The audio recording was so distorted that the witness's testimony remained unintelligible.

Synonyms of unintelligible

Words with a similar meaning to unintelligible:

• unclear
• mumbled
• incoherent
• indecipherable
• inarticulate

Antonyms of unintelligible

Words with the opposite meaning to unintelligible:

• clear
• intelligible

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