unsearchable

American  

[uhn-sur-chuh-buhl] / ʌnˈsɜr tʃə bəl /

adjective

1. not searchable; not lending itself to research or exploration; not to be understood by searching; hidden; unfathomable; mysterious.

   the unsearchable ways of the universe.

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Other Word Forms

• unsearchableness noun
• unsearchably adverb

Etymology

Origin of unsearchable

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English unserchable. See un- ¹, searchable ( def. ),

Example Sentences

Amid outcry from Swift’s fans on social media, lawmakers and the actors’ union SAG-AFTRA, X made the Grammy winner’s name unsearchable on its platform over the weekend.

From Los Angeles Times

Some commended X’s decision to make her name unsearchable on Saturday, with one user calling it the “first step done to safeguard her.”

From Seattle Times

In Paris, because of Bertillon, fingerprints were unsearchable.

From Literature

They are unwieldy, unsearchable — a mess.

From Seattle Times

Disclosures of donations for federal elections are still released just once a year, in unsearchable scans of documents riddled with errors and omissions.

From New York Times