Synonyms for unsayable
- adjective
Most common
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Adjective
1. Taboo — not allowed or not fit to be said
Other
Definitions
- adj. 1
Not allowed or not fit to be said.
Example sentences
- taboo That subject is taboo. We do not speak about it.
- unspeakable Police encountered a scene of unspeakable carnage.
- ineffable Something ineffable about you fascinates me, woman.
- unutterable The Real, according to Jacques Lacan, is the unutterable itself.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| unsayable | rising | |
| taboo | rising | |
| unspeakable | rising | |
| ineffable | rising | |
| unutterable | rising | |
| inexpressible | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 5 letters
- taboo2
- 9 letters
- ineffable4
- 11 letters
- unspeakable4, unutterable
- 13 letters
- inexpressible
- 14 letters
- unverbalizable
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (taboo2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- indicible
- Italiano
- indicibile
- Español
- indecible
- Deutsch
- unsagbar