Synonyms for unutterable
- adjective
All synonyms
Adjective
1. Inexpressible — incapable of being articulated or expressed; indescribable, inexpressible
inexpressible, ineffable, unspeakable, indescribable, indefinable, undefinable, sacred, untold, nameless, unthinkable, unnameable, unexpressible, inenarrable formal, untellable, inutterable, utterless formal dated
Other
awful, unpronounceable, unsayable rare
Definitions
- adj. 1
Incapable of being articulated or expressed; indescribable, inexpressible.
Related words
- Word family
- unutterably unuttered
Example sentences
- unspeakable Police encountered a scene of unspeakable carnage.
- indescribable It's an indescribable mixture of joy and sadness.
- ineffable Something ineffable about you fascinates me, woman.
- awful I think it's awful, that they're spreading rumors.
- unpronounceable For many people, the English 'th' is unpronounceable.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| unutterable | rising | |
| unspeakable | rising | |
| indescribable | rising | |
| ineffable | rising | |
| inexpressible | rising | |
| awful | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 5 letters
- awful2
- 6 letters
- sacred2, untold2
- 8 letters
- nameless2
- 9 letters
- ineffable4, unsayable, utterless
- 10 letters
- unnameable, untellable
- 11 letters
- unthinkable4, unspeakable4, indefinable5, undefinable, inenarrable, inutterable
- 13 letters
- indescribable5, inexpressible, unexpressible
- 15 letters
- unpronounceable
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (awful2 = 2 syllables).