unutterable

adjective
UK: /ʌnˈʌtərəbəl/
US: /ʌnˈʌtərəbəl/

  1. Too awful or shocking to express in words.

    1. The pain was unutterable, making her cry.
    2. He witnessed unutterable horrors during the war, leaving him traumatized.

Synonyms

unspeakable indescribable ineffable unexpressible

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The phonetic transcription of "unutterable" is /ʌnˈʌtərəbəl/ in British English and /ʌnˈʌtərəbəl/ in American English. Click the 🔊 button to hear both pronunciations.

Synonyms for "unutterable": unspeakable, indescribable, ineffable, unexpressible.

Example usage of "unutterable": "The pain was unutterable, making her cry.". More examples on the page.