unspeakably

[uhn-speek-uh-blee] / ˌʌnˈspik ə bli /

ADVERB

inexpressibly

Synonyms

STRONG

ineffably unutterably

Example Sentences

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It was an unspeakably dumb idea and a bad cliche, but I had to get it off my chest.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 18, 2025

“He is an abstract painter with something unspeakably beautiful and clean. They are the most beautiful landscapes of the mind plus light.”

From BBC • Nov. 1, 2024

However, this is when it got amplified by unspeakably devastating real-world circumstances.

From Salon • Apr. 26, 2024

Any of those things, were they to occur, would make Smith’s death unspeakably cruel.

From Slate • Jan. 16, 2024

This is such a selfish thought, such an unspeakably selfish thought, and I know this even while thinking it.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse