Meaning & use
unidentifiable
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Impossible to recognize or identify.
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The remains were badly burned and unidentifiable.
An unidentifiable object appeared briefly on the radar screen.
A note on using this word
Used across forensic, scientific, and everyday contexts whenever something defies recognition.
Words with a similar meaning
unrecognizableindeterminate
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Words with an opposite meaning
identifiablerecognizable
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