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indistinguishableImpossible to identify as different or separate from something else. So similar that no differences can be perceived.

Part of speech: ADJECTIVE

Definition: Impossible to identify as different or separate from something else. So similar that no differences can be perceived.

Pronunciation (IPA): /ˌɪndɪˈstɪŋɡwɪʃəbl/

Korean meaning: 구별할 수 없는, 구분이 안 되는

Korean pronunciation: 인-디-스팅-귀-셔-블 (강세: 스팅)

Example Sentences

  • The fake designer bag was indistinguishable from the real one, until my mom checked the price tag.
  • After the haircuts, the identical twins became completely indistinguishable to their teacher.
  • My cooking skills are so bad that my pasta is indistinguishable from rubber bands.

indistinguishable

ADJECTIVE

//ˌɪndɪˈstɪŋɡwɪʃəbl//

Impossible to identify as different or separate from something else. So similar that no differences can be perceived.

indistinguishable concept
💡 Concept

Impossible to identify as different or separate from something else. So similar that no differences can be perceived.

indistinguishable rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

These flames look indistinguishable, but one is extinguishable!

🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/ˌɪndɪˈstɪŋɡwɪʃəbl/

🌳Etymology

Prefixin--
Rootdistinguish
Suffix--able

Origin

From Latin distinguere meaning 'to separate or mark off,' combined with the negative prefix in- and the suffix -able. The word literally means 'not able to be separated or told apart.'

🎵Rhyme

extinguishablerelinquishableimperishable

📝Examples

😄 Fun example

The fake designer bag was indistinguishable from the real one, until my mom checked the price tag.

After the haircuts, the identical twins became completely indistinguishable to their teacher.

😄 Fun example

My cooking skills are so bad that my pasta is indistinguishable from rubber bands.

The AI-generated artwork was indistinguishable from human-created pieces.

📚Related Words

Synonyms

identicalindiscernibleequivalentuniforminseparable

Antonyms

distinguishabledifferent

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