unclarifiable
Beyond all explanation
Something unclarifiable cannot be made clear or explained in a way that resolves confusion.
The term applies to statements, concepts, or situations so inherently ambiguous, contradictory, or opaque that no amount of elaboration will illuminate them.
The witness's testimony remained unclarifiable despite hours of questioning.
Unlike merely unclear things that could be explained with effort, unclarifiable suggests the impossibility of achieving clarity.
Beyond comprehension or measurement
- inscrutableImpossible to understand
- impenetrableImpossible to pass through
- opaqueImpassable to light
- abstruseDifficult to comprehend
unintelligible · indecipherable · inexplicable · incomprehensible · arcane · esoteric · dense · impervious
Beyond easy comprehension
- crypticObscure in meaning
- puzzlingCausing confusion or bewilderment
- bafflingImpossible to understand
- perplexingCausing mental confusion
bewildering · mystifying · confounding · riddling · sphinx-like · insolvable · unanswerable · paradoxical
Unclear, ill-defined
- equivocalUncertain in meaning
- uncertainNot firmly known
- nebulousUnclear and formless
- indefiniteNot precisely determined
imprecise · fuzzy · murky · noncommittal · indeterminate · ambivalent · hazy · doubtful
Cannot be put into words
- unspeakableBeyond verbal expression
- unutterableImpossible to express verbally
- indescribableCannot be put into words
- transcendentExceeding usual boundaries
intangible · elusive · ethereal · sublime · wordless · nameless · unexplainable
unfathomable
Beyond comprehension or measurement
- inscrutableImpossible to understand
- impenetrableImpossible to pass through
- opaqueImpassable to light
abstruse · unintelligible · indecipherable · inexplicable · incomprehensible · arcane · esoteric · dense · impervious · unknowable
mysterious
Beyond easy comprehension
perplexing · bewildering · mystifying · confounding · riddling · sphinx-like · insolvable · unanswerable · paradoxical · convoluted
vague
Unclear, ill-defined
indefinite · imprecise · fuzzy · murky · noncommittal · indeterminate · ambivalent · hazy · doubtful · inconclusive
inexpressible
Cannot be put into words
- unspeakableBeyond verbal expression
- unutterableImpossible to express verbally
- indescribableCannot be put into words
transcendent · intangible · elusive · ethereal · sublime · wordless · nameless · unexplainable
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Able to be explained
explicable · explainable · resolvable · interpretable · decipherable
unclarifiableclear
Without obstruction or fog
unambiguous · unequivocal · obvious · definite · transparent
clarify, clarifiable, clarification, clarity, clear, clearer, clearest, clearly, clearness