unrecognizable

adjective

un·​rec·​og·​niz·​able ˌən-ˈre-kəg-ˌnī-zə-bəl 

-kig-

: incapable of being identified or recognized : not recognizable

The beaches were unrecognizable after the hurricane.

He was unrecognizable without his mustache.

unrecognizableness noun

unrecognizably

ˌən-ˈre-kəg-ˌnī-zə-blē 

-kig-

adverb

an unrecognizably altered landscape

Examples of unrecognizable in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Anthony Boyle is almost unrecognizable in his latest role as the bushy-haired American Sam Bankman-Fried. — Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 8 Oct. 2026

The film is a satire about an impending climate change apocalypse that’s triggered by the drilling operations of oil tycoon Digger Rockwell, played by Cruise, who looks nearly unrecognizable clad in prosthetics and graying hair. — Samantha Masunaga, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2026

Some Latter-day Saint voters struggle to support Lamb To Tait, Lamb as the nominee is the latest example of an unrecognizable Republican Party. — Saige Miller, NPR, 4 Oct. 2026

When Jumaa Abed Saad returned to his farm in Sheikh Ijlin in January 2025 after more than a year of displacement, the place that greeted him was nearly unrecognizable. — Ghada Abdulfattah, Christian Science Monitor, 2 Oct. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1817, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for unrecognizable

• amortizable
• crystallizable
• customizable
• exercisable
• inadvisable
• oxidizable
• polarizable
• realisable
• realizable
• recognisable
• recognizable
• utilizable