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beyond the power to describe
unutterable joy that a baby can bring to a household the unutterable suffering brought on by the war
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Recent Examples of unutterable
Two high voices — LACO features soprano Amanda Forsythe and countertenor John Holiday — intertwine with the orchestra turning this hymn to the Virgin Mary’s suffering into unutterable sweetness and treating death as life’s engenderment.
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Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 30 Mar. 2024
In between loads of cartoonish ultraviolence and B-movie horror ephemera came some honestly unutterable lyrics, which Bill fought his faith to perform.
—Jonathan Rowe, SPIN, 28 June 2022
To my mind, these experiences rub our faces in the unutterable weirdness of existence, which transcends all our knowledge and forms of expression.
—John Horgan, Scientific American, 25 June 2021
The score comes with a long theological preface and effusive descriptions of the unutterable in each gaze.
—Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 23 Dec. 2020
And where the two met, ideas that once seemed unutterable started, to many, to sound like the future.
—Anand Giridharadas, Time, 21 Nov. 2019
But Rosamund Young’s The Secret Life of Cows deserves its sudden reputation as a first-hand account of unutterable charm.
—Eve MacSweeney, Vogue, 15 June 2018
Our minds, formed and informed by their We are not so much maddened
as reduced to the unutterable ignorance
dark, cold
caves.
—Kevin Cullen, BostonGlobe.com, 2 Apr. 2018
But Mac, instead, ended the chapter with lens blurred, in magnificent midsentence, as if the artist's voice were suddenly taken away in an unutterable trail of tears.
—Mark Swed, latimes.com, 16 Mar. 2018
Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 30 Mar. 2024
In between loads of cartoonish ultraviolence and B-movie horror ephemera came some honestly unutterable lyrics, which Bill fought his faith to perform.
—Jonathan Rowe, SPIN, 28 June 2022
To my mind, these experiences rub our faces in the unutterable weirdness of existence, which transcends all our knowledge and forms of expression.
—John Horgan, Scientific American, 25 June 2021
The score comes with a long theological preface and effusive descriptions of the unutterable in each gaze.
—Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 23 Dec. 2020
And where the two met, ideas that once seemed unutterable started, to many, to sound like the future.
—Anand Giridharadas, Time, 21 Nov. 2019
But Rosamund Young’s The Secret Life of Cows deserves its sudden reputation as a first-hand account of unutterable charm.
—Eve MacSweeney, Vogue, 15 June 2018
Our minds, formed and informed by their We are not so much maddened
as reduced to the unutterable ignorance
dark, cold
caves.
—Kevin Cullen, BostonGlobe.com, 2 Apr. 2018
But Mac, instead, ended the chapter with lens blurred, in magnificent midsentence, as if the artist's voice were suddenly taken away in an unutterable trail of tears.
—Mark Swed, latimes.com, 16 Mar. 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unutterable
Adjective
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While that age cutoff might seem young, ATCs must have incredible physical stamina and mental sharpness, McCormick said.—
Holly Yan,
CNN,
8 Mar. 2025
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The editing team’s incredible for being able to tell that story cohesively.—
Nicole Fell,
The Hollywood Reporter,
8 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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For Students for Justice in Palestine to gather on the memorial of that day to honor Hamas terrorists who died after committing unspeakable atrocities should be horrifying to any empathetic person.—
Ellia M Torkian,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 Mar. 2025
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This gripping series takes viewers into insidious modern-day cults through the unique lens of members who endured unspeakable trauma and the shocking investigations into these oppressive groups.—
Katcy Stephan,
Variety,
27 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Get a musubi or two, which is marvellous, the squishy pillow of rice, the ineffable Spamminess of Spam, the sweet smear of teriyaki.—
Helen Rosner,
The New Yorker,
16 Feb. 2025
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And in later scenes, as Jesse finally confronts Spencer's death, her ineffable pain is etched across Menzel's achingly expressive face.—
Patrick Ryan,
USA TODAY,
14 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Historians are struggling to recover their inexpressible secrets.—
Erin Maglaque,
The New York Review of Books,
15 Nov. 2024
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Indeed, there is something more cosmic, spiritual and inexpressible about what is missing —a poignant reminder of the profound void left by SOPHIE’s departure from our astral plane.—
Juan Velasquez,
Them,
23 Sep. 2024
Adjective
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And that indescribable thing that makes a great player a great winner, check that one, too.—
Dom Amore,
Hartford Courant,
27 Feb. 2025
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The doctors also spoke about their personal challenges and the indescribable struggles of their colleagues in Gaza.—
Camilla Alcini,
ABC News,
12 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Piranesi is a mystery, a mystery of the mind, a way for Clarke to communicate the incommunicable.—
Jason Kehe,
Wired,
21 Sep. 2020
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And nothing is more isolating, more incommunicable, than the grief of a parent who has been unable to save their child’s life.—
Washington Post,
Washington Post,
31 Aug. 2022
Adjective
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An indefinable musical by a French auteur is headed for millions of streaming subscribers.—
Joe Reid,
Vulture,
8 Nov. 2024
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Abstract images composed of indefinable light and inky darkness recur as well, even in his later multiscreen video installations, which are more narrative-driven.—
Alex Greenberger,
ARTnews.com,
3 Sep. 2019
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