inappreciable

adjective

ˌi-nə-ˈprē-shə-bəl How to pronounce inappreciable (audio)
Definition of inappreciablenext
as in invisible
not perceptible by a sense or by the mind an inappreciable change in the temperature

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for inappreciable
  1. invisible
  2. imperceptible
  3. subtle
  4. indistinguishable
  5. impalpable
Adjective
  • Dark matter, meanwhile, refers to the mysterious and invisible substance that seems to hold galaxies together.
    Victoria Corless, Space.com, 6 Jan. 2025
  • Essay My Mother's Disappearances Lisa Coxon Children like me, whose parents suffer from mental health issues, often become invisible ourselves.
    Max Ufberg, hazlitt.net, 4 Jan. 2025
Definition of invisible
Adjective
  • The key to achieve the color, however, is an imperceptible shade-match.
    India Espy-Jones, Essence, 5 Dec. 2024
  • These changes to a piece’s pixels are imperceptible to humans, but reliably fool machines.
    Garrison Lovely, TIME, 5 Sep. 2024
Definition of imperceptible
Adjective
  • But planet-scale warming is probably affecting weather basically every day, even if the impacts are subtle.
    Alejandra Borunda, NPR, 13 Jan. 2025
  • Cacio e pepe, with its Parmesan and black pepper, is more subtle.
    Lauryn Azu, Chicago Tribune, 13 Jan. 2025
Definition of subtle
Adjective
  • Maldini, a man so synonymous with Milan as to be indistinguishable, chose not to attend the event.
    James Horncastle, The Athletic, 30 Dec. 2024
  • The study team developed new technology that made visible the faint features that would otherwise be indistinguishable.
    Robert Lea, Space.com, 19 Dec. 2024
Definition of indistinguishable
Adjective
  • The principle consists in mixing, with the sewage, quantities of lime and clay, combining with the carbonic acid of the fecal matters to form carbonate of lime, in an impalpable powder.
    Mark Fischetti, Scientific American, 15 June 2022
  • This is the primordial key point, the impalpable idea that will finally turn out to be the engine of your business.
    Xavier Preterit, Forbes, 22 Apr. 2022
Definition of impalpable
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