unidentifiable
unidentifiably
The adjective unidentifiable describes something or someone that cannot be recognized or named. If you read mystery novels, you know that a body is often unidentifiable, but the detective figures out who it is by the end of the book and solves the crime.
People aren't the only things that can be unidentifiable. You may see an unidentifiable car — one that is nondescript and has no specific markings or license plates. You may have a refrigerator full of unidentifiable packages, especially if all the labels are missing. It's always best not to leave things in the fridge for months before you try to identify them.
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impossible to identify
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Synonyms:
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elusive
difficult to describe
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intangible
hard to pin down or identify
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unclassifiable
not possible to classify
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undiagnosable
not possible to diagnose
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unrecognisable, unrecognizable
defying recognition as e.g. because of damage or alteration
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Antonyms:
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identifiable
capable of being identified
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acknowledgeable
capable of being acknowledged
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classifiable, distinctive
capable of being classified
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diagnosable
capable of being diagnosed
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placeable, recognisable, recognizable
capable of being recognized
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specifiable
capable of being specified
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elusive
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