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- 1. not able to be expressed in words: "I felt an unspeakable tenderness towards her" Similar
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Unspeakable means too bad or shocking to be expressed in words. Learn how to use this adjective with examples from the Cambridge English Corpus and translations in different languages.
Unspeakable means not speakable, inexpressible, or indescribable. It can also mean extremely bad or evil. See the origin, usage, and synonyms of unspeakable, and read sentences with the word.
Find 27 words that mean unspeakable, such as incredible, indescribable, or unthinkable, and their opposites, such as communicable, definable, or speakable. See examples of unspeakable in sentences and related words.
Unspeakable means incapable of being expressed in words, inexpressibly bad, or that may not or cannot be spoken. See synonyms, examples, word history, and related entries of unspeakable.
Unspeakable means beyond description, inexpressible, or not to be spoken. Find out the origin, usage, and examples of this adjective, as well as related words and translations.
exceptionally bad or displeasing. “an unspeakable odor came sweeping into the room” synonyms: abominable, abysmal, atrocious, awful, dreadful, painful, terrible, vile. bad. having undesirable or negative qualities. adjective. too sacred to be uttered. synonyms: ineffable, unnameable, unutterable. sacred.
1. incapable of expression in words. unspeakable ecstasy. 2. indescribably bad or evil. 3. not to be uttered. unspeakable thoughts. Collins English Dictionary.
