incomprehensible
adjective
in·com·pre·hen·si·ble
(ˌ)in-ˌkäm-pri-ˈhen(t)-sə-bəl 
1
: impossible to comprehend : unintelligible
incomprehensible instructions
2
archaic
: having or subject to no limits
incomprehensibleness
noun
Synonyms
Examples of incomprehensible in a Sentence
I found his behavior utterly incomprehensible.
It's incomprehensible to me that he could have acted that way.
Recent Examples on the Web
In the midst of an almost incomprehensible scale of suffering that Israeli officials view as part of the cost of a just war, these seven dead stand out because their work has been cast as selfless, their loyalties only to mercy and grace, and their mission undisputed.
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Robin Givhan, Washington Post, 2 Apr. 2024
War of the Worlds fuses post-9/11 paranoia and the terror of parenting to create one of Spielberg’s most thrilling blockbusters with a dark, genuinely scary atmosphere of ordinary people being wiped out by incomprehensible tragedy.
—Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 27 Mar. 2024
Facebook The idea that the dentist stood accused of murdering Angela, his wife of 23 years, seemed incomprehensible because the Craigs seemed so close.
—Natalie Morales, CBS News, 24 Mar. 2024
And the universe remains largely incomprehensible to even our best theoretical physicists.
—Bruce Dorminey, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2024
Thanks to the intricacies of the Mexican legal system, the document is all but incomprehensible at first read.
—Alma Guillermoprieto, The New Yorker, 4 Mar. 2024
These numbers and no-bail laws are nearly incomprehensible, but the impact of this crisis on our communities is very real.
—Mike Garcia, Orange County Register, 2 Feb. 2024
Barring something incomprehensible happening, Trump is going to win the Republican nomination, indictments and impeachments and threats against democracy be damned.
—Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 10 Jan. 2024
This is incomprehensible and occurred under the watchful eye of Maryland’s very own Secretary of Juvenile Services, Vincent Schiraldi.
—Armstrong Williams, Baltimore Sun, 6 Feb. 2024
Robin Givhan, Washington Post, 2 Apr. 2024
War of the Worlds fuses post-9/11 paranoia and the terror of parenting to create one of Spielberg’s most thrilling blockbusters with a dark, genuinely scary atmosphere of ordinary people being wiped out by incomprehensible tragedy.
—Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 27 Mar. 2024
Facebook The idea that the dentist stood accused of murdering Angela, his wife of 23 years, seemed incomprehensible because the Craigs seemed so close.
—Natalie Morales, CBS News, 24 Mar. 2024
And the universe remains largely incomprehensible to even our best theoretical physicists.
—Bruce Dorminey, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2024
Thanks to the intricacies of the Mexican legal system, the document is all but incomprehensible at first read.
—Alma Guillermoprieto, The New Yorker, 4 Mar. 2024
These numbers and no-bail laws are nearly incomprehensible, but the impact of this crisis on our communities is very real.
—Mike Garcia, Orange County Register, 2 Feb. 2024
Barring something incomprehensible happening, Trump is going to win the Republican nomination, indictments and impeachments and threats against democracy be damned.
—Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 10 Jan. 2024
This is incomprehensible and occurred under the watchful eye of Maryland’s very own Secretary of Juvenile Services, Vincent Schiraldi.
—Armstrong Williams, Baltimore Sun, 6 Feb. 2024
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“Incomprehensible.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/incomprehensible. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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incomprehensible
adjective
in·com·pre·hen·si·ble
(ˌ)in-ˌkäm-pri-ˈhen(t)-sə-bəl
: impossible to understand
found their behavior incomprehensible
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