incomprehensible

adjective
UK: /ˌɪn.kɒm.prɪˈhen.sə.bəl/
US: /ˌɪn.kɑːm.prɪˈhen.sə.bəl/

  1. Impossible to understand.

    1. His speech was almost incomprehensible.
    2. The instructions were so poorly written they were incomprehensible to me.

  2. So badly expressed or clearly thought out that it is impossible to understand.

    1. The lecture was incomprehensible to most students.
    2. The directions on the medicine bottle were completely incomprehensible.

Synonyms

unfathomable perplexing obscure baffling unintelligible

Frequently Asked Questions

The word "incomprehensible" in English means: Impossible to understand., So badly expressed or clearly thought out that it is impossible to understand..

The phonetic transcription of "incomprehensible" is /ˌɪn.kɒm.prɪˈhen.sə.bəl/ in British English and /ˌɪn.kɑːm.prɪˈhen.sə.bəl/ in American English. Click the 🔊 button to hear both pronunciations.

Synonyms for "incomprehensible": unfathomable, perplexing, obscure, baffling, unintelligible.

Example usage of "incomprehensible": "His speech was almost incomprehensible.". More examples on the page.