unrecognizable
pronunciation
How to pronounce unrecognizable in British English:
UK [ˌʌnrekəɡˈnaɪzəbl; ˌʌnˈrekəɡnaɪzəbl]
How to pronounce unrecognizable in American English:
US [ ˌʌnrekəɡˈnaɪzəbl]
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- Adjective:
- defying recognition as e.g. because of damage or alteration
Word Origin
- unrecognizable (adj.)
- 1817, from un- (1) "not" + recognizable (see recognize (v.)). Related: Unrecognizably.
Antonym
Example
- 1. By 1652 , it was considered ruined and unrecognizable .
- 2. He rejects processed food products containing unrecognizable substances .
- 3. Sufferers of foreign accent syndrome inexplicably find themselves talking in an unrecognizable dialect .
- 4. Within weeks , in other words , everything would break down and society would be unrecognizable .
- 5. Pitchfork : it 's a much easier task to make something recognizable than it is to make something unrecognizable .