Synonyms for indefinable
- adjective
Most common
indescribable ineffable inexpressible unutterable vague undefinable
Synonyms by meaning
Adjective
1. Ineffable
ineffable, indescribable, unutterable, inexpressible, unspeakable, nameless, untellable, inenarrable formal
2. Undefinable
Definitions
- adj. 1
That which cannot be precisely defined or put into words.
- adj. 2
That which defies description; indescribable.
Related words
- Word family
- indefinability
Example sentences
- indescribable It's an indescribable mixture of joy and sadness.
- ineffable Something ineffable about you fascinates me, woman.
- unutterable The Real, according to Jacques Lacan, is the unutterable itself.
- vague I deal in facts and figures, not vague impressions.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| indefinable | steady | |
| indescribable | rising | |
| ineffable | rising | |
| inexpressible | rising | |
| unutterable | rising | |
| vague | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 5 letters
- vague1
- 8 letters
- nameless2
- 9 letters
- undefined3, ineffable4
- 10 letters
- untellable
- 11 letters
- unspeakable4, undefinable, unutterable, inenarrable
- 13 letters
- indescribable5, inexpressible
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (nameless2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- indéfinissable
- Italiano
- indefinibile