unrecognizable
adjective
un·rec·og·niz·able
ˌən-ˈre-kəg-ˌnī-zə-bəl 
-kig-
: incapable of being identified or recognized : not recognizable
The beaches were unrecognizable after the hurricane.
He was unrecognizable without his mustache.
unrecognizableness
noun
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In just one day, the facility’s chapel was unrecognizable, with staff using banners, ribbons and more to transform it into a venue fit for a wedding.
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Bailey Richards, People.com, 4 Mar. 2025
Widespread destruction The road into the Nur Shams camp, established to house Palestinian refugees in 1952, is now unrecognizable.
—Jeremy Diamond, CNN, 28 Feb. 2025
In photos obtained by The Daily Mail, the disgraced actor looked nearly unrecognizable without the jet-black hair that his SATC character Mr. Big was known for.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 20 Feb. 2025
Displaced residents flocked south on Tuesday despite the continued Israeli presence, some arriving home to find their towns and villages almost unrecognizable.
—Euan Ward, New York Times, 18 Feb. 2025
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Bailey Richards, People.com, 4 Mar. 2025
Widespread destruction The road into the Nur Shams camp, established to house Palestinian refugees in 1952, is now unrecognizable.
—Jeremy Diamond, CNN, 28 Feb. 2025
In photos obtained by The Daily Mail, the disgraced actor looked nearly unrecognizable without the jet-black hair that his SATC character Mr. Big was known for.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 20 Feb. 2025
Displaced residents flocked south on Tuesday despite the continued Israeli presence, some arriving home to find their towns and villages almost unrecognizable.
—Euan Ward, New York Times, 18 Feb. 2025
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“Unrecognizable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unrecognizable. Accessed 14 Mar. 2025.
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