Synonyms for incomprehensible
ˌɪn kɒm prɪˈhɛn sə bəl, ɪnˌkɒm-in·com·pre·hen·si·ble

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1. incomprehensibleadjective

   Synonyms:
   fathomless, unfathomable

   Antonyms:
   comprehensible, understandable

2. incomprehensibleadjective

   impossible or very difficult to understand

   Synonyms:
   unfathomable, fathomless

   Antonyms:
   comprehensible, understandable

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1. incomprehensible

   That is mysterious in the true sense which is beyond human comprehension, as the decrees of God or the origin of life. That is mystic or mystical which has associated with it some hidden or recondite meaning, especially of a religious kind; as, the mystic Babylon of the Apocalypse. That is dark which we can not personally see through, especially if sadly perplexing; as, a dark providence. That is secret which is intentionally hidden. Compare DARK.

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   Synonyms:
   abstruse, cabalistic, dark, enigmatical, hidden, inexplicable, inscrutable, mysterious, mystic, mystical, obscure, occult, recondite, secret, transcendental, unfathomable, unfathomed, unknown

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1. incomprehensible

   Synonyms:
   mysterious, unfathomable, enigmatical

   Antonyms:
   comprehensible, cognizable, plain

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1. inexplicable, incomprehensibleadjective

   incapable of being explained or accounted for

   "inexplicable errors"; "left the house at three in the morning for inexplicable reasons"

   Synonyms:
   uncomprehensible, inexplicable

   Antonyms:
   fathomable, apprehensible, graspable, perceivable, comprehensible, approachable, accessible, understandable, intelligible, comprehendible

2. incomprehensible, uncomprehensibleadjective

   difficult to understand

   "the most incomprehensible thing about the universe is that it is comprehensible"- A. Einstein

   Synonyms:
   uncomprehensible, inexplicable

   Antonyms:
   graspable, understandable, accessible, comprehensible, comprehendible, fathomable, perceivable, apprehensible, intelligible, approachable

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1. incomprehensibleadjective

   Synonyms:
   inconceivable, unimaginable, not to be comprehended, past finding out, beyond the reach of human faculties

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1. incomprehensibleadjective

   Synonyms:
   inconceivable, abstruse, unfathomable

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1. List of paraphrases for "incomprehensible":

   unintelligible, inaudible, inconceivable, inexplicable, impenetrable, puzzling, unfathomable, unthinkable, unimaginable, incredible, perplexing

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1. Quil Lance:

   Charleston County Mayor Joseph Riley said. What motivated the gunman is not yet clear, but his monstrous act took the lives of nine people who prayed, worked and struggled on behalf of their community and their church. Related ImageExpand / ContractSharonda Coleman-Singleton, was a speech therapist and girls ’ track and field team at Goose Creek High School. ( Courtesy : Charleston Post and Courier) Cynthia Hurd, 54, was a branch manger in the Charleston County Public Library -RRB- system, where Cynthia Hurd was so revered from a career spanning 31 years that all city branches were closed in Cynthia Hurd honor Thursday. Cynthia Hurd was a tireless servant of the community who spent Cynthia Hurd life helping residents, making sure they had every opportunity for an education and personal growth, the library system said in a statement. Cynthia Hurd loss is incomprehensible, and we ask for prayers for Cynthia Hurd family, her co-workers, her church and this entire community as we come together to face this tragic loss. Related ImageExpand / ContractCynthia Hurd was a librarian who worshiped at the venerable church. ( Charleston County Public Library) Quil Lance had retired from Gaillard Center, a performance hall in Charleston County, and been serving as a custodian at the church where Quil Lance worshiped. As big a void as Quil Lance death leaves there, it left an even deeper one in the family Quil Lance held together with love and strength, Quil Lance grandson, Quil Lance, told the Charleston Post and Courier I ’m lost, I ’m lost, granny was the heart of the family. Related ImageExpand / ContractClementa Pinckney was a beloved pastor and respected lawmaker before he was gunned down in his own church Wednesday night. ( Grace Beahm/The Charleston Post and Courier via AP).

2. Mahamat Kamoun:

   It's unacceptable and incomprehensible that with number of MINUSCA and the means that Sangaris (French troops) has that we can't stop these people. They know that neither Sangaris or MINUSCA will shoot at them, it's worrying because if we don't stop them, they will be able to create tension with a view to scaring voters.

3. Condoleezza Rice:

   And sometimes when something’s incomprehensible, you have to go ahead and say, ‘This is incomprehensible,’ which means it probably isn’t right. And I thought that in the report, we were pretty clear, that we think the framework doesn’t work.

4. Ana Estevez:

   There is no real pain, just an incomprehensible deadness. Like my son, I, too, have died.

5. Alfred A. Knopf:

   An economist is a man who states the obvious in terms of the incomprehensible.