incomprehensible

American  

[in-kom-pri-hen-suh-buhl, in-kom-] / ˌɪn kɒm prɪˈhɛn sə bəl, ɪnˌkɒm- /

adjective

1. impossible to understand or comprehend; unintelligible.

   Synonyms:

   obscure, bewildering, baffling

2. Archaic. limitless; not limited or capable of being limited.

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incomprehensible British  

/ ɪnˌkɒm-, ˌɪnkɒmprɪˈhɛnsəbəl /

adjective

1. incapable of being understood; unintelligible

2. archaic limitless; boundless

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Other Word Forms

• incomprehensibility noun
• incomprehensibleness noun
• incomprehensibly adverb
• superincomprehensible adjective
• superincomprehensibleness noun
• superincomprehensibly adverb

Etymology

Origin of incomprehensible

First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English word from Latin word incomprehēnsibilis. See in- ³, comprehensible

Example Sentences

The first action sequence is incomprehensible, but they get better throughout.

From Los Angeles Times

But for others, it seems incomprehensible that the personnel who have been furloughed to save money are the staff who would otherwise be collecting funds to maintain the park.

From Barron's

Straub suggests that we may all be in our own solipsistic alternate universes, incomprehensible to one another.

From The Wall Street Journal

The New York Yankees, meanwhile, dealt with frequent bullpen meltdowns, incomprehensible lapses in fundamentals and frustrating stretches of inconsistency that frequently left them searching for answers.

From The Wall Street Journal

That momentum was halted by a prolonged VAR check, the outcome of which was incomprehensible to most - if not all - at Parkhead.

From BBC

Related Words

• baffling
• impenetrable
• inconceivable
• mystifying
• opaque
• puzzling
• unfathomable
• unimaginable
• unintelligible