HyperDic: incomprehensible

English > 2 senses of the word incomprehensible:
ADJECTIVEallincomprehensible, inexplicableincapable of being explained or accounted for
allincomprehensible, uncomprehensibledifficult to understand
incomprehensible > pronunciation
Soundsihngkaa.mprahhheh'nsihbahl
Rhymesabdominal ... zoological: 2115 rhymes with ahl...
English > incomprehensible: 2 senses > adjective 1
Meaningincapable of being explained or accounted for.
Synonyminexplicable
Narrowercryptic, cryptical, deep, inscrutable, mysterious, mystifyingOf an obscure nature
paradoxical, self-contradictoryseemingly contradictory but nonetheless possibly true
unaccountable, unexplainablenot to be accounted for or explained
unexplainedHaving the reason or cause not made clear
See alsoincomprehensible, uncomprehensibleDifficult to understand
insolubleAdmitting of no solution or explanation / explanation
Oppositeexplicablecapable of being explicated or accounted for
Spanishincomprensible, inexplicable
Catalanincomprensible, inexplicable
Nounsincomprehensibilitythe quality of being incomprehensible
English > incomprehensible: 2 senses > adjective 2
MeaningDifficult to understand.
Example"the most incomprehensible thing about the universe is that it is comprehensible"- A. Einstein
Synonymuncomprehensible
Narrowerdark, obscuremarked by difficulty of style or expression
enigmatic, enigmatical, puzzlingnot clear to the understanding
impenetrableimpossible to understand
indecipherableimpossible to determine the meaning / meaning of
lost, missednot caught with the senses or the mind
opaque, unintelligiblenot clearly understood or expressed
unfathomableimpossible to come to understand
See alsoinexplicable, incomprehensibleincapable of being explained or accounted for
unclearnot clear to the mind
unintelligiblepoorly articulated or enunciated, or drowned by noise
Oppositecomprehensible, comprehendiblecapable of being comprehended or understood
Spanishincomprensible, inconmensurable
Catalanincomprensible
Nounsincomprehensibilitythe quality of being incomprehensible

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