incomprehensible
adjective
in·com·pre·hen·si·ble
(ˌ)in-ˌkäm-pri-ˈhen(t)-sə-bəl 
1
: impossible to comprehend : unintelligible
incomprehensible instructions
2
archaic
: having or subject to no limits
incomprehensibleness
noun
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Examples of incomprehensible in a Sentence
I found his behavior utterly incomprehensible.
It's incomprehensible to me that he could have acted that way.
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Joseph J. Ellis, The Mercury News, 31 Oct. 2024
Trump’s speeches at rallies, especially of late, are rambling to the point of being incomprehensible.
—Richard Behar, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
Their contributions to my life are incomprehensible.
—Emma Madden, Vulture, 31 Oct. 2024
In between are pieces that stretch the definition of what a song even is, an idea Walker would push to incomprehensible extremes in his later work.
—Spin Staff, SPIN, 30 Sep. 2024
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“Incomprehensible.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/incomprehensible. Accessed 29 Nov. 2024.
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incomprehensible
adjective
in·com·pre·hen·si·ble
(ˌ)in-ˌkäm-pri-ˈhen(t)-sə-bəl
: impossible to understand
found their behavior incomprehensible
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