Indistinguishable — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

exactly alike; incapable of being perceived as different

not capable of being distinguished or differentiated

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ˌɪndɪstˈɪŋɡwɪʃəbəl/

🇬🇧British English

/ˌɪndɪstˈɪŋɡwɪʃəbəl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˌɪndɪstˈɪŋɡwɪʃəbəl/

5 syllables Say it as /ˌɪndɪstˈɪŋɡwɪʃəbəl/.

Examples

rows of identical houses
cars identical except for their license plates
they wore indistinguishable hats

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

identical undistinguishable

Antonyms

distinguishable

Parts of Speech

adjective	exactly alike; incapable of being perceived as different “rows of identical houses”
adjective	not capable of being distinguished or differentiated “the two specimens are actually different from each other but the differences are almost indistinguishable”

Word Forms

identity	noun	exact sameness
identicalness	noun	exact sameness
indistinguishability	noun	exact sameness

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

nicht zu unterscheiden

genau gleich; unfähig, als anders wahrgenommen zu werden

🇫🇷French

indiscernable

exactement pareil; incapable d'être perçu comme différent

🇪🇸Spanish

indistinguible

exactamente iguales; incapaz de ser percibido como diferente

🇮🇹Italian

indistinguibile

esattamente uguali; incapaci di essere percepiti come diversi

🇳🇱Dutch

niet te onderscheiden

precies hetzelfde; niet in staat om als anders te worden ervaren

🇵🇹Portuguese

indistinguível

exatamente iguais; incapaz de ser percebido como diferente

🇷🇺Russian

неотличимый

совершенно одинаковы; неспособен восприниматься как другой

India

🇮🇳Hindi

अविवेच्य

बिल्कुल एक जैसे; भिन्न समझे जाने में असमर्थ

🇧🇩Bengali

অভেদ্য

ঠিক একই রকম; ভিন্নরূপে অনুভূত হতে অক্ষম

🇮🇳Tamil

பிரித்தறிய முடியாதது

சரியாக ஒரே மாதிரியாக; வேறுபட்டதாக உணர இயலாது

🇮🇳Telugu

గుర్తించలేని

సరిగ్గా ఒకేలా; భిన్నమైనదిగా భావించబడదు

🇮🇳Marathi

वेगळे न करता येणारे

अगदी सारखे; वेगळे समजण्यास अक्षम

🇮🇳Gujarati

અભેદ્ય

બરાબર એકસરખું; અલગ તરીકે જોવામાં અસમર્થ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಪ್ರತ್ಯೇಕಿಸಲಾಗದ

ನಿಖರವಾಗಿ ಸಮಾನವಾಗಿ; ವಿಭಿನ್ನವಾಗಿ ಗ್ರಹಿಸಲು ಅಸಮರ್ಥವಾಗಿದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

വേർതിരിച്ചറിയാൻ കഴിയാത്തത്

കൃത്യമായി ഒരുപോലെ; വ്യത്യസ്തമായി മനസ്സിലാക്കാൻ കഴിവില്ല

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਵੱਖ ਕਰਨ ਯੋਗ

ਬਿਲਕੁਲ ਸਮਾਨ; ਵੱਖਰੇ ਵਜੋਂ ਸਮਝੇ ਜਾਣ ਦੇ ਅਯੋਗ

🇵🇰Urdu

ناقابل شناخت

بالکل یکساں؛ مختلف کے طور پر سمجھا جانے سے قاصر ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

无法区分的

完全一样；无法被视为与众不同

🇯🇵Japanese

見分けがつかない

まったく同じです。違うものとして認識できない

🇰🇷Korean

구분할 수 없는

완전 똑같네; 다른 것으로 인식될 수 없다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

không thể phân biệt được

hoàn toàn giống nhau; không thể được coi là khác biệt

🇹🇭Thai

แยกไม่ออก

เหมือนกันทุกประการ; ไม่สามารถถูกมองว่าแตกต่างได้

🇮🇩Indonesian

tidak bisa dibedakan

persis sama; tidak mampu dianggap berbeda

🇵🇭Filipino

hindi makikilala

eksaktong magkatulad; hindi kayang ituring na iba

🇲🇾Malay

tidak dapat dibezakan

betul-betul sama; tidak mampu untuk dianggap sebagai berbeza

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

لا يمكن تمييزه

متشابهان تمامًا؛ غير قادر على أن ينظر إليه على أنه مختلف

🇮🇷Persian

غیر قابل تشخیص

دقیقاً یکسان؛ ناتوان از درک متفاوت بودن

🇹🇷Turkish

ayırt edilemez

tamamen aynı; farklı olarak algılanamayan

🇮🇱Hebrew

בלתי ניתן להבחין

בדיוק דומה; לא מסוגל להיתפס כשונה

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The primary meaning of 'indistinguishable' is 'exactly alike; incapable of being perceived as different'.

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Using 'indistinguishable' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'indistinguishable' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'indistinguishable' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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