English adjective: unspeakable | |||
1. | unspeakable defying expression or description | ||
Samples | Indefinable yearnings. Indescribable beauty. Ineffable ecstasy. Inexpressible anguish. Unspeakable happiness. Unutterable contempt. A thing of untellable splendor. | ||
Synonyms | indefinable, indescribable, ineffable, untellable, unutterable | ||
Similar | inexpressible, unexpressible | ||
Antonyms | expressible | ||
2. | unspeakable exceptionally bad or displeasing | ||
Samples | Atrocious taste. Abominable workmanship. An awful voice. Dreadful manners. A painful performance. Terrible handwriting. An unspeakable odor came sweeping into the room. | ||
Synonyms | abominable, atrocious, awful, dreadful, painful, terrible | ||
Similar | bad | ||
Antonyms | good | ||
3. | unspeakable too sacred to be uttered | ||
Samples | The ineffable name of the Deity. | ||
Synonyms | ineffable, unnameable, unutterable | ||
Similar | sacred | ||
Antonyms | profane, secular | ||