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English adjective: unspeakable

1. unspeakable defying expression or description


SamplesIndefinable yearnings.
Indescribable beauty.
Ineffable ecstasy.
Inexpressible anguish.
Unspeakable happiness.
Unutterable contempt.
A thing of untellable splendor.


Synonymsindefinable, indescribable, ineffable, untellable, unutterable


Similarinexpressible, unexpressible


Antonymsexpressible

2. unspeakable exceptionally bad or displeasing


SamplesAtrocious taste.
Abominable workmanship.
An awful voice.
Dreadful manners.
A painful performance.
Terrible handwriting.
An unspeakable odor came sweeping into the room.


Synonymsabominable, atrocious, awful, dreadful, painful, terrible


Similarbad


Antonymsgood

3. unspeakable too sacred to be uttered


SamplesThe ineffable name of the Deity.


Synonymsineffable, unnameable, unutterable


Similarsacred


Antonymsprofane, secular









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