Incomprehensible
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ɪnˌkɒmpɹɪˈhɛnsɪb(ə)l/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Incomprehensible is an adjective meaning Impossible or very difficult to understand.
Meaning
Impossible or very difficult to understand.
More Meanings
- (theology or literary) Which cannot be contained; boundless, infinite.
- Anything that is beyond understanding.
Example Sentences
In the empty immensity of earth, sky, and water, there she was, incomprehensible, firing into a continent.
He shook his head. 'It's not only undefined, it's incomprehensible. Even the QL is befuddled by it and can't give me straight answers.'
Trump’s grotesque and incomprehensible fondness for Putin makes the details of any deal highly dangerous for Europe and the NATO alliance, founded to confront Russia.
But this inference, which is supported by the opening of Book I, renders incomprehensible the note "and I have finished writing this," which is included within the dream.
Word Forms
- incomprehensibles
Synonyms for incomprehensible
Depending on context, synonyms include fathomless, unfathomable, unintelligible, abstruse, dense, enigmatic.
Antonyms for incomprehensible
Common opposites include comprehensible, understandable, comprehendible, explicable.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include indecipherable, unaccountable, inexplicable, uncomprehensible, unintelligible, unexplainable.
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