Unutterable

Quick meaning: Unutterable is an adjective meaning Not utterable; incapable of being physically spoken or voiced; unpronounceable.

Meaning

Not utterable; incapable of being physically spoken or voiced; unpronounceable.

More Meanings

1. Incapable of being articulated or expressed; indescribable, inexpressible.
2. Not allowed to be spoken; taboo, unspeakable.
3. (figuratively) Extremely bad or objectionable; unspeakable.
4. Something which is unutterable (incapable of being physically spoken, incapable of being articulated or expressed, etc.).

Example Sentences

unutterable anguish

VVhat is to ſpeak? or vvherefore ſhould I ſpeak? / VVhat means theſe Tears, but Grief unutterable?

Still in harmonious intercourſe they liv'd / The rural day, and talk'd the flovving heart, / Or ſigh'd and look'd unutterable things.

[H]e is Sir / The moſt vnutterable covvard, that ere nature / Bleſt vvith hard ſhoulders, vvhich vvere only giuen him, / To the ruine of baſtinados.

Word Forms

• unutterables

Synonyms for unutterable

Depending on context, synonyms include ineffable, inutterable, unspeakable, utterless, indescribable, indefinable.

Antonyms for unutterable

Common opposites include articulable, enunciable, expressible, pronounceable, sayable, utterable.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include unspeakable, unexpressible, unnameable, ineffable, inexpressible, indescribable.

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