If someone or something is unrecognizable, they have become impossible to recognize or identify, for example because they have been greatly changed or damaged.
Jean's face was twisted, unrecognizable.
The new town would have been unrecognisable to the original inhabitants. [+ to]
Synonyms: unidentifiable, disguised, incognito, changed More Synonyms of unrecognizable
unrecognizable in British English
or unrecognisable (ʌnˈrɛkəɡˌnaɪzəbəl)
adjective
not able to be recognized or identified
tiny unrecognizable fragments
Examples of 'unrecognizable' in a sentence
unrecognizable
In shallow waters like here, oxidation's also very quick and ordinary objects become quite unrecognizable.
Jenkins, Geoffrey A DAYSTAR OF FEAR
In other languages
unrecognizable
British English: unrecognizable ADJECTIVE
If someone or something is unrecognizable, they have become impossible to recognize or identify, for example because they have been greatly changed or damaged.
The corpses of the prisoners were nearly unrecognizable from the number of bullet wounds they'd received.
American English: unrecognizable
Brazilian Portuguese: irreconhecível
Chinese: 无法辨认的
European Spanish: irreconocible
French: méconnaissable
German: nicht zu erkennen
Italian: irriconoscibile
Japanese: 見分けのつかない
Korean: 알아볼 수 없는
European Portuguese: irreconhecível
Latin American Spanish: irreconocible
(adjective)
Definition
changed or damaged so much that it is hard to recognize
With a wig and a false moustache I was unrecognizable.