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
This quality of presencing the future opens one to the boundless field—the indiscernible fog—out of which presence emerges, something mysterious and beyond naming, but pointed to by many names: God, Source, universal Mind, emptiness or absolute absence.
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Ginny Whitelaw, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2025
Patterns of play have been largely indiscernible, and there’s little cohesion between the organs of defense, midfield and attack.
—Ben Church, CNN, 28 Oct. 2024
Mentions of cica, peptides, niacinamide, salicylic acid, and ceramides make many of their ingredient lists nearly indiscernible from each other.
—Devon Abelman, Allure, 2 Oct. 2024
The difference is visually indiscernible over that long time span.
—Tim Maurer, Forbes, 22 Sep. 2024
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Ginny Whitelaw, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2025
Patterns of play have been largely indiscernible, and there’s little cohesion between the organs of defense, midfield and attack.
—Ben Church, CNN, 28 Oct. 2024
Mentions of cica, peptides, niacinamide, salicylic acid, and ceramides make many of their ingredient lists nearly indiscernible from each other.
—Devon Abelman, Allure, 2 Oct. 2024
The difference is visually indiscernible over that long time span.
—Tim Maurer, Forbes, 22 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for indiscernible
Adjective
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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
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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
Adjective
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Apart is on its way — and has quite the mysterious cover to match.—
Kimberlee Speakman,
People.com,
13 Mar. 2025
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The film follows a teenage girl who partners with a mysterious robot and an eccentric grifter to find her brother in a dystopian future.—
Julia Teti,
WWD,
13 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Combatting ageism and invisibility in the startup culture Startup spaces often glorify youth, leaving experienced women feeling invisible.—
Melissa Houston,
Forbes.com,
12 Apr. 2025
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The phenomenon will be invisible to those on earth.—
Anthony Robledo,
USA Today,
12 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Discovery’s own legal battle with the Jackson estate, which resulted in an opaque arbitration process after Leaving Neverland breached a non-disparagement clause in a 1992 contract for HBO’s Dangerous Tour concert special.—
Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
13 Mar. 2025
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But the Garage source said the real reason remained opaque and uncertain.—
Joshua Yaffa,
The New Yorker,
13 Mar. 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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This is something incomprehensible to any human being.—
Caitlin McFall,
Fox News,
5 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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This is often the most unpredictable step — where last-minute denials or inexplicable rejections can derail everything.—
Alex Ashley,
Rolling Stone,
9 Apr. 2025
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Shortly after the massacre on March 27, 2023, Hale was gunned down by police – leaving myriad questions about the inexplicable killings that remained unanswered until now.—
John Miller,
CNN Money,
2 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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The play is now set in a purposely indistinct time period.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
2 Mar. 2025
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Often, the ad is for an indistinct mobile game featuring a woman with a freezing baby who must choose between spending her fifty gold coins on either building a working fireplace or repairing a broken window that’s letting in an icy breeze.—
Mathew Rodriguez,
Them,
11 Feb. 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 19 Apr. 2025.
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