WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
un•in•tel•li•gi•ble /ˌʌnɪnˈtɛlɪdʒəbəl/USA pronunciation adj.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025- that cannot be understood, seen clearly, or read clearly.
un•in•tel•li•gi•ble
(un′in tel′i jə bəl),USA pronunciation adj.
un′in•tel′li•gi•bil′i•ty, un′in•tel′li•gi•ble•ness, n.
un′in•tel′li•gi•bly, adv.
- not intelligible;
not capable of being understood.
- un-1 + intelligible 1610–20
un′in•tel′li•gi•bly, adv.
- incomprehensible, baffling, undecipherable.
'unintelligible' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
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- Choctaw
- Greek
- amakwerekwere
- articulate
- bafflegab
- double Dutch
- gabble
- galimatias
- gibberish
- gift of tongues
- gobbledegook
- idioglossia
- incomprehensible
- jargon
- mumble
- mysterious
- nonsense
- opaque
- paiute
- scramble
- scrambler
- unaccountable