unrecognizable

adjective

un·​rec·​og·​niz·​able ˌən-ˈre-kəg-ˌnī-zə-bəl How to pronounce unrecognizable (audio)
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: incapable of being identified or recognized : not recognizable
The beaches were unrecognizable after the hurricane.
He was unrecognizable without his mustache.
unrecognizableness noun
unrecognizably adverb
an unrecognizably altered landscape

Examples of unrecognizable in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Johnson was unrecognizable in a first-look image from the film shared May 21. Jen Juneau, Peoplemag, 21 May 2024 The photo, shared on social media, showed the typically bald wrestler looking almost unrecognizable as Kerr, sporting short black hair and with his iconic tattoos covered up. Brendan Morrow, USA TODAY, 21 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for unrecognizable 

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Word History

First Known Use

1817, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of unrecognizable was in 1817

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“Unrecognizable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unrecognizable. Accessed 29 May. 2024.

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