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beyond comprehension

ADJECTIVE
incomprehensible
Synonyms
STRONGEST
baffling impenetrable inconceivable mystifying opaque puzzling unfathomable unimaginable unintelligible
WEAK
Delphic beats me beyond one's grasp clear as mud cryptic enigmatic fathomless incognizable inscrutable mysterious obscure over one's head perplexing sibylline unclear ungraspable unknowable
Antonyms
STRONGEST
believable clear comprehensible fathomable imaginable intelligible understandable
ADJECTIVE
over one's head
Synonyms
WEAK
baffling bewildering beyond one complex complicated deep hard to understand incomprehensible profound unfathomable
ADJECTIVE
uncomprehensible
Synonyms
WEAK
Delphic baffling beats me beyond one's grasp clear as mud cryptic enigmatic fathomless impenetrable incognizable inconceivable inscrutable mysterious mystifying obscure opaque over one's head perplexing puzzling sibylline unclear unfathomable ungraspable unimaginable unintelligible unknowable

Example Sentences

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It’s almost beyond comprehension that Americans have reached the point where we need to be reminded not to attack physicians or medical staff.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 23, 2026

The notion of America ever seeing these kinds of issues was beyond comprehension for me.

From Salon • Jun. 3, 2024

The visuals of “Now” depict Lopez’s heart as a factory in disarray, and her mind as a meandering, sci-fi multiverse beyond comprehension.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 17, 2024

His wife Holly Brown, 43, said the news was "beyond comprehension".

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2023

At times, she relied upon an interpreter to help with her English—a language that now seemed to convey secrets beyond comprehension.

From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann