indistinguishable

[in-di-sting-gwi-shuh-buhl]

adjective

1. not distinguishable.

2. indiscernible; imperceptible.

indistinguishable

/ ˌɪndɪˈstɪŋɡwɪʃəbəl /

adjective

1. identical or very similar (to)

   twins indistinguishable from one another

2. not easily perceptible; indiscernible

Other Word Forms

• indistinguishableness noun
• indistinguishability noun
• indistinguishably adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of indistinguishable¹

First recorded in 1600–10; in- ³ + distinguishable ( def. )

Example Sentences

In her Bay Area innocence, Bohnett had rather casually taken one Southern California beach town to be indistinguishable from another.

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Kid Rock and Hulk Hogan and all the indistinguishable flag-waving country singers no doubt had their uses, but no one imagined they had any connection to or understanding of 21st-century youth culture.

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He sounded exactly like an elderly person struggling to hide dementia, but unfortunately, that’s indistinguishable from his lifelong personality as an incurious person BSing his way through life.

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"AI imagery of children can now be so realistic, it is indistinguishable from real imagery," she said.

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When the school cafeteria starts to look and feel indistinguishable from a mall food court, the set design does more than just shape aesthetics.

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Related Words

• identical