as in obscure
formal
impossible to see, hear, or know clearly
Hidden under vines and moss, the crumbling wall was almost indiscernible. a change made for indiscernible reasons
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Recent Examples of indiscernible
The difference is visually indiscernible over that long time span.
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Tim Maurer, Forbes, 22 Sep. 2024
The come in the form of cephalopod-like creatures of obvious intelligence but with motives made indiscernible by a mode of communication completely at odds with human experience.
—Keith Phipps, Vulture, 6 Mar. 2024
There were a few blurry, almost indiscernible, snaps, which seemed to be a result of North channeling her aesthetic, not her shaky picture-taking skills.
—Michelle Lee, Peoplemag, 16 Apr. 2024
This is to account for minor indiscernible things that might throw tests off slightly.
—PCMAG, 10 Apr. 2024
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Tim Maurer, Forbes, 22 Sep. 2024
The come in the form of cephalopod-like creatures of obvious intelligence but with motives made indiscernible by a mode of communication completely at odds with human experience.
—Keith Phipps, Vulture, 6 Mar. 2024
There were a few blurry, almost indiscernible, snaps, which seemed to be a result of North channeling her aesthetic, not her shaky picture-taking skills.
—Michelle Lee, Peoplemag, 16 Apr. 2024
This is to account for minor indiscernible things that might throw tests off slightly.
—PCMAG, 10 Apr. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for indiscernible
Adjective
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The third book currently in production is known as The Black Book, a collection of unmade inventions sourced from obscure patents filed all over the world; a fascinating ode to the limitless power of the human imagination.—
Josh Weiss,
Forbes.com,
4 Apr. 2025
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The Republicans are expected to move the legislation on an obscure procedural track, known as reconciliation, which prevents the minority Democrats from blocking the package with a filibuster in the upper chamber.—
Mychael Schnell,
The Hill,
4 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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The first season saw Charles eventually wrap the case and leave the nursing home to return to his life, but ended with the PI calling him again to seek his help on a mysterious new case.—
Lauren Huff,
EW.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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In the second episode, Arthur and his queen, Guinevere, are presiding over a feast when it is interrupted by a mysterious visitor, a blind harpist, guided into court by a white dog.—
Alan Yuhas,
New York Times,
28 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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And because more than 80% of disabilities are invisible, most aren’t likely to be believed.—
N. Goldberg,
New York Daily News,
9 Apr. 2025
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All of this stems from a toxic and mostly invisible danger, largely the product of burning things for fuel and letting the remnant drift into the air and then into us—which is what happens unless the government regulates that process.—
Zoë Schlanger,
The Atlantic,
9 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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When those variables are determined by the president, the debates that inform them are opaque and the law is liable to change radically from day to day.—
The Editors,
National Review,
8 Apr. 2025
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What relegation might mean for Ipswich, for McKenna, for the much-coveted Delap and others, can only be opaque.—
George Caulkin,
New York Times,
8 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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When technology changes so quickly that even Millennials are shaking their heads at Gen Z’s incomprehensible habits, what chance do ageing parents have to stay a step ahead of their kids?—
Avivah Wittenberg-Cox,
Forbes.com,
5 Apr. 2025
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Even though arrests have been made, first-degree murder charges have been filed and the victim laid to rest, this case remains an incomprehensible display of human malice.—
Matt Lavietes,
NBC News,
8 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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The weirdest, most inexplicable part of the bizarre spectacle?—
Benjamin Svetkey and Julian Sancton,
HollywoodReporter,
2 Apr. 2025
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President Trump has cited this supposedly inexplicable trend.—
Michael Hiltzik,
Los Angeles Times,
1 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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The Hubble Space Telescope captured a new image of NGC 5530, which is classified as a flocculent spiral galaxy due to its patchy and indistinct arms, according to a statement from the European Space Agency (ESA).—
Samantha Mathewson,
Space.com,
7 Apr. 2025
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Real estate off-track isn’t frothy if indistinct window dressing — no Donk.—
Craig Jenkins,
Vulture,
4 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Maddox does not make vague threats toward people who run afoul of him.—
Hannah Giorgis,
The Atlantic,
4 Apr. 2025
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The administration has been more vague, however, on programs such as classes that teach Black history.—
Lexi Lonas Cochran,
The Hill,
3 Apr. 2025
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“Indiscernible.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/indiscernible. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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