immeasurable

Meanings

1. 1adjectivenot comparable

   Too great or extreme to be measured or calculated.

   Grammar: Not usually used in comparative forms; it describes an extreme degree.

   Patterns

   • immeasurable value
   • immeasurable amount
   • immeasurable distance

   The project brought immeasurable benefits to the community.

   Her contribution to the team was immeasurable.

   The universe is immeasurable in size.

2. 2adjectivenot comparable

   Too large or extensive to be measured exactly; not measurable.

   Grammar: Used literally for things that cannot be measured, though figurative use is more common.

   Patterns

   • immeasurable space
   • immeasurable depth

   The immeasurable depths of the ocean remain largely unexplored.

   The distance between the stars is immeasurable by ordinary means.

Common combinations

immeasurable value

The painting has immeasurable value to the family.

immeasurable amount

They spent an immeasurable amount of time on research.

immeasurable joy

The birth of their child brought immeasurable joy.

immeasurable suffering

The war caused immeasurable suffering.

Synonyms and how they differ

incalculable

Incalculable means 'too great to be calculated' and is close in meaning, but often used for risks or consequences; immeasurable is broader and can describe physical size or figurative worth.

boundless

Boundless means 'having no limits' and is more poetic; immeasurable stresses that something cannot be measured, often because it is extremely large.

Opposites

Word family

measure verb

To find the size, amount, or degree of something.

measurable adjective

Able to be measured.

immeasurably adverb

In a way that is too great to be measured.

Commonly confused: immeasurable or immeasurably? immeasurable or immense?

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