unspeakable (ʌnˈspiːkəbəll
)
Definitions
adjective
- incapable of expression in words ⇒
unspeakable ecstasy
- indescribably bad or evil
- not to be uttered ⇒
unspeakable thoughts
Alternative Forms
unˈspeakableness noun unˈspeakably adverbSynonyms
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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
Usage examples
Talk of the world as a Valley of Death, haunted by faces capable of unspeakable malice.
, THE GREAT AND SECRET SHOW (2001)Once you taste power and authority, they can become the source of unspeakable misery when you are bereft of them.
Outlook India (2005)He has been aggressive, controversial and pro-active, daring to speak the unspeakable.
Globe and Mail (2003)For many religions, the pig is considered an unclean animal which eats unspeakable things.
Independent (1998)One wonders how any regime established on that kind of unspeakable filth can ever come to good.
, The Kenneth Williams Letters (1994)