unspeakable
unspeakable · unspeakables
Something that cannot or must not be spoken aboutSomething that cannot or must not be spoken about.
US/ənspˈikəbəl/
» The things he did, they're unspeakable.
Meaning
1 sensesSomething that cannot or must not be spoken about.
Near-synonym: unthinkable
Examples
11 sentencesThe things he did, they're unspeakable.
Police encountered a scene of unspeakable carnage.
Yanni showed unspeakable violence.
It’s an unspeakable war.
We have to imagine what it would be like for our family, for our children, if the unspeakable happened to us.
Origin
From Middle English unspekable, equivalent to un- + speakable.From Middle English unspekable, equivalent to un- + speakable.
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Forms
plural: unspeakables| Singular | unspeakable |
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regular