Explore Unmentionable through 7 example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like impermissible or undergarment. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Unmentionable meaning
Too embarrassing or shocking to be discussed.
Synonyms of Unmentionable
Using Unmentionable
- The main meaning on this page is: Too embarrassing or shocking to be discussed.
- Useful related words include: impermissible, undergarment, garment, overgarment.
- In the example corpus, unmentionable often appears in combinations such as: the unmentionable.
Context around Unmentionable
- Average sentence length in these examples: 21.9 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 2 middle, 4 end
- Sentence types: 7 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Unmentionable
- In this selection, "unmentionable" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 21.9 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, completely, apparently, british, reason and name stand out and add context to how "unmentionable" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include for one unmentionable reason black and invisibly did unmentionable things in. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "unmentionable" sits close to words such as aadi, aakash and aayush, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with unmentionable
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Some of the nicknames were apparently unmentionable. (7 words)
In the Cultural Revolution, the words “love” and “sex” were completely unmentionable. (12 words)
Names you’ve never encountered, stories you’ve never read about, all for one, unmentionable reason: black on white murder. (20 words)
Nearly every witch or wizard dares not utter his unmentionable name, and refers to him instead with such expressions as "You-Know-Who", "He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named" or "the Dark Lord". (33 words)
Roger belonged to Noel but was madly attracted by Larry, especially to his private parts both before and behind, to which he invisibly did unmentionable things in full sight of the audience. (32 words)
Although she has never named the "unmentionable British personality" for legal reasons, The TV comic claimed it was an "open secret" amongst people working in her industry. (27 words)
Example sentences (7)
Keys had previously denied leaving his wife while she had thyroid cancer, telling in 2019: 'I'll mention the unmentionable for you.
Although she has never named the "unmentionable British personality" for legal reasons, The TV comic claimed it was an "open secret" amongst people working in her industry.
In the Cultural Revolution, the words “love” and “sex” were completely unmentionable.
Names you’ve never encountered, stories you’ve never read about, all for one, unmentionable reason: black on white murder.
Some of the nicknames were apparently unmentionable.
Nearly every witch or wizard dares not utter his unmentionable name, and refers to him instead with such expressions as "You-Know-Who", "He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named" or "the Dark Lord".
Roger belonged to Noel but was madly attracted by Larry, especially to his private parts both before and behind, to which he invisibly did unmentionable things in full sight of the audience.
Common combinations with unmentionable
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: