Synonyms of impenetrability

impenetrability

noun

(ˌ)im-ˌpe-nə-trə-ˈbi-lə-tē 

as in mysteriousness

the quality or state of being impossible to know, understand, or explain

the impenetrability of her prose is apparently the basis of her appeal to literary snobs

Synonyms & Similar Words

• mysteriousness
• ambiguity
• inscrutability
• uncanniness
• obscurity
• darkness
• profundity
• vagueness
• numinousness
• unintelligibility
• inscrutableness
• murkiness
• incomprehensibility
• equivocality
• deepness
• inexplicability
• shadowiness
• unknowability
• abstruseness
• equivocalness
• esotericism
• unintelligibleness
• hermetism
• unanswerability
• inexplicableness
• abstrusity
• reconditeness

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• intelligibility
• understandability
• transparency
• clarity
• straightforwardness
• obviousness
• plainness
• self-evidence

Examples Sentences

Recent Examples of impenetrability

During a carefree conversation between his character Daniel, recently released from prison, and Daniel’s best friend Fonny (Stephan James), Henry dissolves a loud and jolly exterior into a quiet impenetrability when the pair discuss the horrors of jail. —Nate Jones, Vulture, 21 Nov. 2020

Russell considers how Cruise’s longevity — the sheer volume of years he’s spent as Hollywood’s most successful weirdo — has given him a degree of impenetrability. —Chloe Walker, Longreads, 1 July 2022

Multiple civilizations of Indigenous people have called the canyon home thanks to its abundance of water, fertile soils, and fortress-like impenetrability from intruders. —Dr. Len Necefer, Outside Online, 13 Dec. 2022

So the impenetrability of legal texts is due to psycholinguistic factors. —Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 15 Sep. 2022