unrecognizable

adjective

un·rec·og·niz·able ˌən-ˈre-kəg-ˌnī-zə-bəl

-kig-

Synonyms of unrecognizable next

: incapable of being identified or recognized : not recognizable

The beaches were unrecognizable after the hurricane.

He was unrecognizable without his mustache.

unrecognizableness noun

unrecognizably

ˌən-ˈre-kəg-ˌnī-zə-blē

-kig-

adverb

an unrecognizably altered landscape

Examples of unrecognizable in a Sentence

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Sweeney's latest role as professional boxer Christy Martin has left her unrecognizable. —

Christina Dugan Ramirez, Fox News, 14 Dec. 2024 The group said Baltimore was in many ways unrecognizable to them now. —

Shannon Lilly, Baltimore Sun, 25 Nov. 2024 The opening shots paint 2019 Los Angeles as an unrecognizable place transformed by technology (flying cars!) and omnipresent advertising, and the scene on the ground anticipates the confusion and danger of androids infiltrating society and overwhelming their masters. —

Scott Tobias, Vulture, 20 Nov. 2024 Tonight at the Marrakech International Film Festival in Morocco, Jacob Elordi stepped out with a bold new grooming look—and the actor was all but unrecognizable. —

Vogue, 29 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for unrecognizable

Word History

First Known Use

1817, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of unrecognizable was in 1817

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“Unrecognizable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unrecognizable. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.

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