indiscernible
Impossible to perceive
Indiscernible means impossible or nearly impossible to perceive or distinguish.
Two things that are indiscernible cannot be told apart: The forgery was indiscernible from the original.
Something indiscernible is too faint or subtle to detect: The difference in flavor was indiscernible to most tasters.
The word often suggests careful examination has failed to reveal a distinction.
Cannot be seen
- undetectableImpossible to notice
- inaudibleCannot be heard
- unnoticeableNot readily perceived
- impalpableUnable to be touched
intangible · unobservable · indistinguishable · insensible · untraceable · subliminal · microscopic · infinitesimal
Having fine distinctions
- delicateEasily broken or harmed
- fineAcceptable in quality
- minuteSixtieth of an hour
- slightMinor or thin
tenuous · understated · refined · gradual · incremental · imperceptible · hairline · gossamer
Indistinct, lacking definition
unfocused · smudged · smeared · out-of-focus · illegible · unreadable · garbled · muffled
Made invisible deliberately
- camouflagedVisually hidden by coloring
- maskedHaving face covered
- veiledConcealed or obscured
- shroudedCovered and hidden
cloaked · disguised · buried · obscured · covert · secreted · undetected · latent
Unclear, ill-defined
- nebulousUnclear and formless
- indefiniteNot precisely determined
- indeterminateNot exactly known
- uncertainNot firmly known
equivocal · imprecise · unspecific · amorphous · formless · shapeless · ill-defined · unclear
invisible
Cannot be seen
- undetectableImpossible to notice
- inaudibleCannot be heard
- unnoticeableNot readily perceived
impalpable · intangible · unobservable · indistinguishable · insensible · untraceable · subliminal · microscopic · infinitesimal · faint
nuanced
Having fine distinctions
slight · tenuous · understated · refined · gradual · incremental · imperceptible · hairline · gossamer · wispy
blurry
Indistinct, lacking definition
obscured · unfocused · smudged · smeared · out-of-focus · illegible · unreadable · garbled · muffled · distorted
concealed
Made invisible deliberately
- camouflagedVisually hidden by coloring
- maskedHaving face covered
- veiledConcealed or obscured
shrouded · cloaked · disguised · buried · obscured · covert · secreted · undetected · latent · invisible
vague
Unclear, ill-defined
- nebulousUnclear and formless
- indefiniteNot precisely determined
- indeterminateNot exactly known
uncertain · equivocal · imprecise · unspecific · amorphous · formless · shapeless · ill-defined · unclear · doubtful
indiscerniblediscernible
Able to be noticed
perceptible · detectable · visible · perceivable · noticeable
indiscernibledistinguishable
Capable of being identified separately
distinct · differentiated · discernable · recognizable · identifiable
discern, discerning, discernible, discernment, undiscerning, discernibly, discerner, discerningly, undiscerned