Synonyms for illegible
- adjective
Most common
Definitions
- adj. 1
Not clear enough to be read; unreadable; not legible or decipherable.
Example sentences
- unreadable Many programs leave Japanese text garbled and unreadable.
- indecipherable Tom speaks English with an indecipherable accent.
- undecipherable Creation is an undecipherable mystery.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| illegible | falling | |
| unreadable | rising | |
| indecipherable | rising | |
| undecipherable | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- foul1
- 5 letters
- dirty2
- 7 letters
- unclear2
- 10 letters
- unreadable4
- 14 letters
- indecipherable, undecipherable
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (dirty2 = 2 syllables).