indecipherable
adjective
in·de·ci·pher·able
ˌin-di-ˈsī-f(ə-)rə-bəl 
: incapable of being deciphered
indecipherable writing
an indecipherable message
Examples of indecipherable in a Sentence
His handwriting is almost indecipherable.
after so many years the paper label in the drawer of the antique desk is indecipherable
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This relentless, sometimes neurotic-seeming pursuit of clarity has had the ironic effect of rendering much of contemporary philosophy nearly indecipherable to outsiders.
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Alice Gregory, The New Yorker, 2 Dec. 2024
The actor’s naturally leonine qualities match the character’s Siamese-cat energy: moderately indecipherable, slippery, chaotic, unreliable, totally needy but coveting independence.
—Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 16 July 2024
What doesn’t seem to change even as the world spins forward — as visual dimensions become indecipherable, and as the lines between dream and reality blur — is the weight of loss, and the burden of human emotions and experience.
—Siddhant Adlakha, IndieWire, 25 Oct. 2024
Egypt’s hieroglyphs and the Mycenaean script known as Linear B were also notoriously indecipherable—until the Rosetta Stone and a British genius produced working keys.
—Ariel Sabar, The Atlantic, 8 Aug. 2024
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Alice Gregory, The New Yorker, 2 Dec. 2024
The actor’s naturally leonine qualities match the character’s Siamese-cat energy: moderately indecipherable, slippery, chaotic, unreliable, totally needy but coveting independence.
—Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 16 July 2024
What doesn’t seem to change even as the world spins forward — as visual dimensions become indecipherable, and as the lines between dream and reality blur — is the weight of loss, and the burden of human emotions and experience.
—Siddhant Adlakha, IndieWire, 25 Oct. 2024
Egypt’s hieroglyphs and the Mycenaean script known as Linear B were also notoriously indecipherable—until the Rosetta Stone and a British genius produced working keys.
—Ariel Sabar, The Atlantic, 8 Aug. 2024
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“Indecipherable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/indecipherable. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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