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unspeakable
un·speak·a·ble U0117300 (ŭn-spē′kə-bəl)adj.1. Beyond description; inexpressible: unspeakable happiness.2. Inexpressibly bad or objectionable: unspeakable poverty.3. Not to be spoken: unspeakable thoughts. un·speak′a·ble·ness n.un·speak′a·bly adv.unspeakable (ʌnˈspiːkəbəl) adj1. incapable of expression in words: unspeakable ecstasy. 2. indescribably bad or evil3. not to be uttered: unspeakable thoughts. unˈspeakableness n unˈspeakably advun•speak•a•ble (ʌnˈspi kə bəl) adj. 1. not speakable; not able or allowed to be spoken. 2. exceeding the power of speech; inexpressible; indescribable. 3. inexpressibly bad or objectionable. [1350–1400] un•speak′a•ble•ness, n. un•speak′a•bly, adv. ThesaurusAdj. | 1. | unspeakable - defying expression or description; "indefinable yearnings"; "indescribable beauty"; "ineffable ecstasy"; "inexpressible anguish"; "unspeakable happiness"; "unutterable contempt"; "a thing of untellable splendor"indescribable, ineffable, untellable, unutterable, indefinableinexpressible, unexpressible - defying expression | | 2. | unspeakable - exceptionally bad or displeasing; "atrocious taste"; "abominable workmanship"; "an awful voice"; "dreadful manners"; "a painful performance"; "terrible handwriting"; "an unspeakable odor came sweeping into the room"awful, dreadful, abominable, atrocious, terrible, painfulbad - having undesirable or negative qualities; "a bad report card"; "his sloppy appearance made a bad impression"; "a bad little boy"; "clothes in bad shape"; "a bad cut"; "bad luck"; "the news was very bad"; "the reviews were bad"; "the pay is bad"; "it was a bad light for reading"; "the movie was a bad choice" | | 3. | unspeakable - too sacred to be uttered; "the ineffable name of the Deity"unnameable, unutterable, ineffablesacred - concerned with religion or religious purposes; "sacred texts"; "sacred rites"; "sacred music" |
unspeakableadjective dreadful, shocking, appalling, evil, awful, overwhelming, horrible, unbelievable, monstrous, from hell (informal), inconceivable, unimaginable, repellent, abysmal, frightful, heinous, odious, indescribable, loathsome, abominable, ineffable, beyond words, execrable, unutterable, inexpressible, beyond description, hellacious (U.S. slang), too horrible for words the unspeakable horrors of chemical weaponsunspeakableadjective1. That cannot be described:incommunicable, indefinable, indescribable, ineffable, inexpressible, undescribable, unutterable.Idioms: beyond description, defying description.2. That may not be spoken of or uttered:unmentionable.Translationsunspeakable (anˈspiːkəbl) adjective that cannot be expressed in words, especially because too bad to describe. his unspeakable cruelty/rudeness. 說不出口的 说不出口的unˈspeakably adverbThe house is unspeakably filthy. 無法形容地 无法形容地unspeakable
Synonyms for unspeakableadj dreadfulSynonyms- dreadful
- shocking
- appalling
- evil
- awful
- overwhelming
- horrible
- unbelievable
- monstrous
- from hell
- inconceivable
- unimaginable
- repellent
- abysmal
- frightful
- heinous
- odious
- indescribable
- loathsome
- abominable
- ineffable
- beyond words
- execrable
- unutterable
- inexpressible
- beyond description
- hellacious
- too horrible for words
Synonyms for unspeakableadj that cannot be describedSynonyms- incommunicable
- indefinable
- indescribable
- ineffable
- inexpressible
- undescribable
- unutterable
adj that may not be spoken of or utteredSynonymsSynonyms for unspeakableadj defying expression or descriptionSynonyms- indescribable
- ineffable
- untellable
- unutterable
- indefinable
Related Words- inexpressible
- unexpressible
adj exceptionally bad or displeasingSynonyms- awful
- dreadful
- abominable
- atrocious
- terrible
- painful
Related Wordsadj too sacred to be utteredSynonyms- unnameable
- unutterable
- ineffable
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