unintelligible
adjective /ˌʌn.ɪnˈtel.ɪ.dʒə.bl̩/Definition
› not able to be understood: He muttered something unintelligible.Difficult to understandComplicated and difficult to doPuzzle and confuse
(Definition of unintelligible adjective from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- (as) clear as mud idiom
- abstruse adjective
- ambiguity noun
- ambiguous adjective
- arcane adjective
- convolution noun
- cryptic adjective
- difficulty noun
- equivocal adjective
- esoteric adjective
- impenetrable adjective
- indiscernible adjective
- it's all Greek to me. idiom
- labyrinthine adjective
- obscurity noun (NOT CLEAR)
- oracular adjective
- over your head idiom
- prolix adjective
- verbose adjective
- wasted on sb idiom
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