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Unspeakable meaning

  1. Incapable of being spoken or uttered.
  2. Impossible to speak about.
  3. Unfit or not permitted to be spoken or described.

Using Unspeakable

  • The main meaning on this page is: Incapable of being spoken or uttered. | Impossible to speak about. | Unfit or not permitted to be spoken or described.
  • Useful related words include: ineffable, unutterable, bad, terrible.
  • In the example corpus, unspeakable often appears in combinations such as: an unspeakable, the unspeakable, and unspeakable.

Context around Unspeakable

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 26.4 words
  • Position in the sentence: 1 start, 3 middle, 16 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Corpus analysis for Unspeakable

  • In this selection, "unspeakable" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 26.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, committed, acts, tragedy and disaster stand out and add context to how "unspeakable" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include 48 an unspeakable loss for and about the unspeakable. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "unspeakable" sits close to words such as aarp, abdi and abuzz, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with unspeakable

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

The answer is unspeakable, because it provokes such profound despair. (10 words)

Andy Malkinson was falsely imprisoned for 17 years and fell into an 'unspeakable' depression. (14 words)

Indeed, it’s high time those responsible for the unspeakable crimes are made accountable. (14 words)

They also beheaded the Boss' best friend's squeeze, which, again, is still probably not as bad as the stuff the player subjects the hapless population of Santo Lleso to (most notibly with objects of an unspeakable nature) between missions. (40 words)

She did this to infiltrate an unsuspecting family, get into the mind of the family's unstable mother, and convince her to subject her own birth children to unspeakable torture in the name of a violent cult. (37 words)

But concluding Prime Minister’s Questions, he said: “If I could just say also to Brianna Ghey’s mother who is here, as I said earlier this week, what happened was an unspeakable and shocking tragedy. (36 words)

Example sentences (20)

After a deadly gas leaks from a factory in Bhopal, brave railway workers risk their lives to save others in the face of an unspeakable disaster.

Andy Malkinson was falsely imprisoned for 17 years and fell into an 'unspeakable' depression.

At the time he had written only eleven pages of text - still titled The Unspeakable Mr. Hart.

For those whose stock feed was swept away or buried under flood mud that's now set like concrete, the relief delivered by Lions Need for Feed was "unspeakable".

He thanked the “incredible” crowds who turned out for the funeral to support the McKane family through the “awful pain and unspeakable horror” that “came so unexpectedly”.

Inevitably, the murderous power of the supernatural Death Note put him on a dark path, and Light committed unspeakable acts without any regret or hesitation.

On the surface Maddox is cut like a Greek God, but underneath the muscle and definition lies a troubled, disturbed soul who has lived through unspeakable tragedy.

She did this to infiltrate an unsuspecting family, get into the mind of the family's unstable mother, and convince her to subject her own birth children to unspeakable torture in the name of a violent cult.

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Some families did, of course, commit incorrigible teenagers or eccentric relatives to years of involuntary confinement and unspeakable treatment.

The answer is unspeakable, because it provokes such profound despair.

The unspeakable sense of loss led to a sea of tributes emerging around the lake with everyone from firefighters, police and ambulance to star footballers laying floral tributes and touching messages.

They also beheaded the Boss' best friend's squeeze, which, again, is still probably not as bad as the stuff the player subjects the hapless population of Santo Lleso to (most notibly with objects of an unspeakable nature) between missions.

Any parent who has accompanied their child (or really, anyone who has faced death with a loved one) very likely will have found a dearth of clinicians willing to speak the unspeakable.

A UnitedHealth Group spokesperson said in a statement Monday, “Our hope is that today’s apprehension brings some relief to Brian’s family, friends, colleagues and the many others affected by this unspeakable tragedy.

But concluding Prime Minister’s Questions, he said: “If I could just say also to Brianna Ghey’s mother who is here, as I said earlier this week, what happened was an unspeakable and shocking tragedy.

Confronting these fraught subjects, the artist’s creative job is to tell us something new that we didn’t know or feel about the unspeakable.

Harvey Fierstein, actor and playwright: “Sweet, funny, gorgeous and loving with a honey-voice and impish glint in his eye… Gavin Creel died today at only 48. An unspeakable loss for Broadway.

He added that at the time, he brushed the 'unspeakable acts' under the carpet but eventually 'exploded' and told his mom everything.

Indeed, it’s high time those responsible for the unspeakable crimes are made accountable.

Seemingly sane if smug urban hipsters and academics urge us, with their customarily curled lips of condescension, to vote to ratify this monstrosity by casting a ballot for this unspeakable genocidaire.

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Common combinations with unspeakable

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "unspeakable" in a sentence?
An example: "After a deadly gas leaks from a factory in Bhopal, brave railway workers risk their lives to save others in the face of an unspeakable disaster." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "unspeakable" from authentic English texts.
What does "unspeakable" mean?
Unspeakable means: Incapable of being spoken or uttered.
What are synonyms of "unspeakable"?
Common synonyms of "unspeakable" include: ineffable, unutterable, bad, terrible, painful, dreadful, awful, abominable. Plus 7 more synonyms.
How many example sentences with "unspeakable" are there?
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