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Definitions

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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Berkshire employs no complex and incomprehensible compensation formulas for executives.

From Barron's • Mar. 16, 2026

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

“We are grieving as a family over this incomprehensible tragic accident and we grieve the loss of our beloved grandson, Anthony,” they said at the time.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 5, 2026

Not helping matters were the show’s taped introductions to the segments—breathy readings, delivered with mushy diction, of incomprehensible poems by Monty Richthofen.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 20, 2026

He felt himself drifting away from the one-sided whispered conversation, wondering if maybe everything big and heartbreaking and incomprehensible is a paradox.

From "An Abundance of Katherines" by John Green