Synonyms for unspeakable
ʌnˈspi kə bəlun·speak·able

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1. indefinable, indescribable, ineffable, unspeakable, untellable, unutterableadjective

   defying expression or description

   "indefinable yearnings"; "indescribable beauty"; "ineffable ecstasy"; "inexpressible anguish"; "unspeakable happiness"; "unutterable contempt"; "a thing of untellable splendor"

   Synonyms:
   unnameable, atrocious, painful, indefinable, undefinable, awful, terrible, unpronounceable, indescribable, unutterable, untellable, abominable, dreadful, ineffable

   Antonyms:
   good, expressible, profane, secular

2. atrocious, abominable, awful, dreadful, painful, terrible, unspeakableadjective

   exceptionally bad or displeasing

   "atrocious taste"; "abominable workmanship"; "an awful voice"; "dreadful manners"; "a painful performance"; "terrible handwriting"; "an unspeakable odor came sweeping into the room"

   Synonyms:
   irritating, dreadful, indescribable, indefinable, awful, sore, odious, unnameable, execrable, horrifying, frightful, amazing, horrendous, severe, tremendous, dreaded, dire, afflictive, flagitious, grievous, monstrous, atrocious, ineffable, painful, detestable, awing, awed, wicked, dread(a), awe-inspiring, horrific, nasty, terrible, horrible, abominable, frightening, unutterable, awesome, fearsome, fearful, direful, untellable, ugly

   Antonyms:
   secular, expressible, good, profane

3. ineffable, unnameable, unspeakable, unutterableadjective

   too sacred to be uttered

   "the ineffable name of the Deity"

   Synonyms:
   unnameable, atrocious, painful, indefinable, awful, terrible, unpronounceable, indescribable, unutterable, untellable, abominable, dreadful, ineffable

   Antonyms:
   secular, good, profane, expressible

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1. unspeakableadjective

   Synonyms:
   inexpressible, unutterable, ineffable, indescribable, beyond expression

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1. unspeakableadjective

   Synonyms:
   ineffable, unutterable, inexpressible

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1. List of paraphrases for "unspeakable":

   untold, indescribable, inexpressible, heinous, abominable, atrocious

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How to use unspeakable in a sentence?

1. Oscar Wilde:

   About foxhunting: The unspeakable chasing the uneatable.

2. Tony Abbott:

   All parents would feel a gut-wrenching sadness at what has happened. This is an unspeakable crime. Tonight, there will be tears and prayers across our country for these children.

3. Kent Yalowitz:

   But if the only thing you can give them is money, then money has to stand in as compensation for the unspeakable loss.

4. Neal Sher:

   Fort Hood has long been a source of pride for all Texans, and though long overdue, this is welcome news for the wounded, the families of the fallen, and the entire community who all continue to heal from this unspeakable tragedy.

5. Oscar Wilde:

   The English country gentleman galloping after a fox - the unspeakable in full pursuit of the uneatable.