incalculable

[in-kal-kyuh-luh-buhl]

adjective

1. very numerous or great.

2. unable to be calculated; beyond calculation.

3. incapable of being forecast or predicted; undeterminable.

   Synonyms: unforeseeable, unpredictable

4. uncertain; unsure.

incalculable

/ ɪnˈkælkjʊləbəl /

adjective

1. beyond calculation; unable to be predicted or determined

Other Word Forms

• incalculability noun
• incalculableness noun
• incalculably adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of incalculable¹

First recorded in 1785–95; in- ³ + calculable

Example Sentences

Thieves wielding power tools broke into the world's most visited museum in broad daylight, before escaping on scooters with items said to be of "incalculable" value.

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“Today in the army there’s incalculable terror. That fear is so deeply ingrained in them that officers in the armed forces don’t dare even think about rising up.”

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It also says that foreign firms with "bids underpinned by low wages" will always beat UK shipyards on cost, but the social and economic value of Ferguson Marine to Inverclyde "is incalculable".

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As Linda Robinson at the Council on Foreign Relations warned, this “crusade…is doing incalculable harm to government and public service.”

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Ms Chandauka said the "adverse media campaign" from those who had resigned from the charity had caused "incalculable damage".

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Related Words

• boundless 
• enormous 
• immense 
• infinite 
• unforeseen 
• untold 
• vast