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[ in-kal-kyuh-luh-buhl ] / ɪnˈkæl kyə lə bəl / SEE SYNONYMS FOR incalculable ON THESAURUS.COM
adjectivevery numerous or great. unable to be calculated; beyond calculation. incapable of being forecast or predicted; undeterminable. uncertain; unsure. Origin of incalculableFirst recorded in 1785–95; in-3 + calculable SYNONYMS FOR incalculable3 unpredictable, unforeseeable. SEE SYNONYMS FOR incalculable ON THESAURUS.COM OTHER WORDS FROM incalculablein·cal·cu·la·bil·i·ty, in·cal·cu·la·ble·ness, nounin·cal·cu·la·bly, adverbWords nearby incalculableinc., Inca, Incabloc, incage, in cahoots, incalculable, incalescent, in camera, incandesce, incandescence, incandescent Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for incalculable“Ozymandias” is about the incalculable ramifications of that first tiny betrayal. Latest ‘Breaking Bad’ Episode, ‘Ozymandias,’ Is Most Action-Packed Yet|Andrew Romano|September 16, 2013|DAILY BEAST The cost ballooned into an incalculable sum over a trillion dollars, a considerable amount of it impossible even to account for. America’s Lost Decade in Iraq: A Marine Officer Looks Back|Benjamin Busch|March 19, 2013|DAILY BEAST In our highly personal brand of politics, that type of emotional connection with average voters is incalculable. Ashley Judd Really Can Win a Senate Run Against Mitch McConnell|Jonathan Miller|February 15, 2013|DAILY BEAST The pain and loss caused by the events of January 8, 2011, are incalculable. Gabby Giffords Rises Above, ‘Satisfied’ With Jared Loughner Plea Deal|Eleanor Clift|August 8, 2012|DAILY BEAST
The long-term legal, political and diplomatic ramifications for Israel are incalculable. The Anti-Balfour Declaration|Hussein Ibish|July 10, 2012|DAILY BEAST The establishment of prolific and cheap journals in New York, in 1830, was an event of incalculable historical importance. The Collector|Henry T. Tuckerman They would have occasioned an incalculable and exhausting expense. History of the Impeachment of Andrew Johnson, President of The United States|Edmund G. Ross He, who had dreamed and longed and searched, found that the hour had been incalculable for him in its import. The Rainbow Trail|Zane Grey There was, however, one countervailing advantage of incalculable value. A Short History of the Great War|A. F. Pollard The Shastras teach that a gift to a Brahmin is of incalculable value to the giver. Reminiscences|Hans Mattson
British Dictionary definitions for incalculable
adjectivebeyond calculation; unable to be predicted or determined Derived forms of incalculableincalculability or incalculableness, nounincalculably, adverbCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to incalculableenormous, untold, unforeseen, immense, boundless, infinite, vast, capricious, chancy, erratic, iffy, inestimable, innumerable, numberless, uncertain, unpredictable, whimsical, incomputable, jillion, measureless |