incomprehensible

[in-kom-pri-hen-suh-buhl, in-kom-]

adjective

1. impossible to understand or comprehend; unintelligible.

   Synonyms: obscure, bewildering, baffling

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

incomprehensible

/ ɪnˌkɒm-, ˌɪnkɒmprɪˈhɛnsəbəl /

adjective

1. incapable of being understood; unintelligible

2. archaic,  limitless; boundless

Other Word Forms

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of incomprehensible¹

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.

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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.

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The response to the fall of the East Wing has been incomprehensibly political, as if desire to preserve a piece of American history was a partisan question.

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Mark’s messages become incomprehensible and then he disappears, leaving his uncle on the hunt for the boy while trying to make sense of the cryptic missives.

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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.

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Related Words

• baffling 
• impenetrable 
• inconceivable 
• mystifying www.thesaurus.com
• opaque 
• puzzling 
• unfathomable 
• unimaginable 
• unintelligible