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 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.
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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
On the other side, the suspect painted numerous indiscernible letters.
—Rayna Reid Rayford, Essence, 8 Jan. 2024
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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
On the other side, the suspect painted numerous indiscernible letters.
—Rayna Reid Rayford, Essence, 8 Jan. 2024
See All Example Sentences for indiscernible
Recent Examples of Synonyms for indiscernible
Adjective
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Chicagoans may be following the back and forth between the City Council and Chicago Public Schools leadership over an obscure pension payment and wonder how does this affect me?—
Jason Ervin,
Chicago Tribune,
19 Mar. 2025
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Couple that with obscure sourcing practices, harmful environmental impacts, and questionable animal welfare practices, and the cost of it all starts to add up.—
Sam Delgado,
Vox,
17 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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After his first game since Feb. 26, Porziņģis detailed his long journey back from a mysterious illness.—
Jay King,
The Athletic,
16 Mar. 2025
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Everyone is a suspect, and there’s a lot of buildup to finding out what happened at a fateful St. Patrick’s Day party 15 years prior — especially when Chelsea (Ilana Glazer) makes a mysterious reference to an incident that made the entire school ostracize her.—
Marianne Eloise,
Vulture,
14 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Bureau staff spot tricks and traps that are invisible to the untrained eye.—
Mike Calhoun,
Sun Sentinel,
20 Mar. 2025
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This aerial photograph of a frozen lake revealed asymmetrical design that is invisible while standing at ground level.—
Cecilia Rodriguez,
Forbes,
19 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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But the Garage source said the real reason remained opaque and uncertain.—
Joshua Yaffa,
The New Yorker,
13 Mar. 2025
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In a large skillet heat oil to 325 degrees. Place 4 or 5 shrimp at a time in the hot oil and cook for around 2 minutes per side, or until golden brown and shrimp is opaque.—
Gretchen McKay,
Boston Herald,
12 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Upon agreement, their dialogue shifts to a series of sounds incomprehensible to humans.—
Dr. Diane Hamilton,
Forbes,
25 Feb. 2025
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In a twist that’s almost incomprehensible today, the Chinese government even officially adopted the US State Department’s method for reporting air quality.—
Zeyi Yang,
WIRED,
5 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Nevertheless, the requirement did provide new information to researchers, employers and some patients about the nature of health care prices — and their wide and often inexplicable variation.—
Margot Sanger-Katz,
New York Times,
25 Feb. 2025
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Well, have no fear — for some inexplicable reason, this is actually A Chorus Line, but with characters from Wicked, Wizard of Oz, and The Wiz.—
Barry Levitt,
Vulture,
21 Feb. 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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When breaches do occur, the notifications are often vague or slow to arrive, leaving users unaware of the risks they have been exposed to—and unsure of how to respond effectively.—
Alex Vakulov,
Forbes,
23 Mar. 2025
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But the definition of what constitutes a country for football purposes is slightly vague: the FIFA statutes state that ‘any association which is responsible for organising and supervising football in all of its forms in its country may become a member association’.—
Nick Miller,
The Athletic,
21 Mar. 2025
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“Indiscernible.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/indiscernible. Accessed 28 Mar. 2025.
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