Meaning & use

inaudible

adjective·Academic

Not loud or clear enough to be heard.

See it in a sentence

His mumbled reply was almost inaudible from the back of the room.

The recording was inaudible due to the noise from passing traffic.

A note on using this word

Inaudible describes sound too faint or distorted to perceive, not sound that is simply unpleasant.

Words with a similar meaning

unhearablefaint

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Words with an opposite meaning

audibleclear

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