Synonyms for ineffable
- adjective
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Adjective
1. Inexpressible — beyond expression in words; unspeakable
inexpressible, indescribable, unutterable, unspeakable, indefinable, undefinable, sacred, nameless, unnameable, untellable, unexpressible, inenarrable formal, unsayable, termless, utterless formal dated
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Definitions
- adj. 1
Beyond expression in words; unspeakable.
Related words
- Word family
- ineffability ineffableness ineffably
Example sentences
- unspeakable Police encountered a scene of unspeakable carnage.
- indescribable It's an indescribable mixture of joy and sadness.
- unutterable The Real, according to Jacques Lacan, is the unutterable itself.
- taboo That subject is taboo. We do not speak about it.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| ineffable | rising | |
| unspeakable | rising | |
| indescribable | rising | |
| inexpressible | rising | |
| unutterable | rising | |
| taboo | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 5 letters
- taboo2
- 6 letters
- sacred2
- 8 letters
- nameless2, termless
- 9 letters
- unsayable, utterless
- 10 letters
- unnameable, untellable
- 11 letters
- unspeakable4, indefinable5, undefinable, unutterable, inenarrable
- 13 letters
- indescribable5, inexpressible, unexpressible
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (taboo2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- ineffable
- Italiano
- ineffabile
- Español
- inefable
- Deutsch
- unsäglich