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incomprehensible

[in-kom-pri-hen-suh-buhl, in-kom-] / ˌɪn kɒm prɪˈhɛn sə bəl, ɪnˌkɒm- /
ADJECTIVE
not understandable
Synonyms
STRONGEST
baffling impenetrable inconceivable mystifying opaque puzzling unfathomable unimaginable unintelligible
WEAK
Delphic beats me beyond comprehension 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

Example Sentences

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Back in the spring, he says, "a hamburger cost 5m rials. It is now 12m. The numbers are just incomprehensible".

From BBC • Feb. 26, 2026

Art—crude or cruel, adolescent or arch—is supposed to make comprehensible the incomprehensible.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 25, 2026

The artificial-intelligence investment theme can include a lot of hype about demand, colorful language about the future of work, incomprehensible descriptions of computing power, and technical jargon that would test even the nerdiest of experts.

From Barron's • Feb. 6, 2026

As both the new “Vanderpump” and the still-shuttered “RHONY” suggest, viewers don’t come to Bravo’s programming for character archetypes and pervasive yet incomprehensible “drama.”

From Salon • Dec. 2, 2025

One day early in December, I cycled over to Herman’s lab expecting another charming yet totally incomprehensible conversation.

From "Double Helix" by James D. Watson