Synonyms for indecipherable
- adjective
Most common
Definitions
- adj. 1
Not decipherable; impossible to decode, read, understand or comprehend.
The doctor's handwriting was indecipherable.
Related words
- Word family
- indecipherability
Example sentences
- incomprehensible This language is incomprehensible to me when spoken.
- unreadable Many programs leave Japanese text garbled and unreadable.
- illegible If what you write is illegible, I won't correct it.
- undecipherable Creation is an undecipherable mystery.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| indecipherable | rising | |
| incomprehensible | rising | |
| unreadable | rising | |
| illegible | falling | |
| undecipherable | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 7 letters
- unclear2
- 9 letters
- illegible4
- 10 letters
- unreadable4
- 14 letters
- undecipherable
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (unclear2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- indéchiffrable
- Italiano
- indecifrabile