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ineffable - 6 thesaurus results
Main Entry: ineffable
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: too great for words
Synonyms: celestial, divine, empyrean, ethereal, heavenly, holy, ideal, impossible, incredible, indescribable, nameless, sacred, spiritual, transcendent, transcendental, unspeakable, beyond words, empyreal, incommunicable, indefinable, inexpressible, too sacred for words, untellable, unutterable
Antonyms: definable, describable, utterable
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Main Entry: delightful
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: pleasant, charming
Synonyms: adorable, agreeable, alluring, ambrosial, amusing, attractive, beautiful, cheery, clever, congenial, darling, delectable, delicious, enchanting, engaging, enjoyable, entertaining, fair, fascinating, gratifying, heavenly, ineffable, lovely, luscious, lush, pleasing, pleasurable, rapturous, ravishing, refreshing, satisfying, scrumptious, thrilling, yummy*, captivating
Notes: delightful is more general than delectable which describes a sensual experience
Antonyms: bad, disappointing, horrible, unhappy, unpleasant, unamusing, unenjoyable
* = informal/non-formal usage
Main Entry: indescribable
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: beyond words
Synonyms: impossible, ineffable, nondescript, sublime, subtle, unspeakable, incommunicable, indefinable, inexpressible, untellable, unutterable
Antonyms: definable, explainable, describable
Main Entry: unimaginable
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: mind-boggling
Synonyms: doubtful, exceptional, extraordinary, fantastic, impossible, improbable, incomprehensible, inconceivable, incredible, indescribable, ineffable, rare, singular, unbelievable, uncommon, unheard-of, unique, unthinkable, beyond wildest dreams, inapprehensible, incogitable, not understandable, unknowable, unordinary
Antonyms: believable, imaginable, describable
Main Entry: unspeakable
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: very bad; beyond description
Synonyms: abominable, alarming, appalling, atrocious, awful, beastly, calamitous, detestable, dire, disgusting, dreadful, evil, execrable, fearful, frightening, frightful, heinous, horrible, inconceivable, indescribable, ineffable, inhuman, loathsome, monstrous, nameless, obnoxious, odious, offensive, outrageous, overwhelming, preternatural, repellent, repugnant, repulsive, revolting, shocking, unbelievable, unimaginable, beyond words, horrid, incommunicable, indefinable, inexpressible, unutterable
Antonyms: good, nice
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Main Entry: magnitude
Part of Speech: noun
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Adjectives:
red, sound, above par, absolute, abundant, ample, arch, arrant, astonishing, at its height, beyond expression, big, complete, considerable, consummate, crass, decided, deep, desperate, enormous, essential, excessive, exorbitant, extensive, extraordinary, extravagant, extreme, fabulous, fair, far gone, finished, flagrant, full, gey, glaring, goodly, grave, great, greater, gross, heavy, high, huge, immense, important, in the zenith, incredible, indescribable, ineffable, inexpressible, inordinate, intense, large, many, marked, marvelous, mighty, monstrous, noble, noteworthy, of mark, outrageous, overgrown, passing, perfect, plenary, pointed, positive, precious, preposterous, prodigious, profound, rank, roaring, sad, serious, signal, stark, starkstaring, strong, stupendous, swinging, thorough, thoroughgoing, towering, unabated, unapproachable, unco, unconscionable, undiminished, unequivocal, unlimited, unmitigated, unreduced, unrestricted, unspeakable, unsuitable, unsurpassed, unutterable, utter, uttermost, vast, veriest, wholesale, widespread, worldwide
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