Meaning & use
inaudible
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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