undigestible

Stomach cannot handle

Undigestible means unable to be digested—food or material that the body cannot break down and absorb.

The more common form is *indigestible*, but undigestible appears in both literal and figurative contexts: The husk is undigestible and passes through the system, an undigestible mass of data.

indigestible

insoluble

Cannot be dissolved

fibrous · roughage · cellulose · chitin · keratin · gristle · cartilage · husks · rinds · seeds

inedible

inedible

Unfit for consumption

poisonous · noxious · harmful · tainted · spoiled · rancid · rotten · contaminated · unwholesome · unfit

mental

incomprehensible

Impossible to understand

overwhelming · dense · opaque · convoluted · unfathomable · inscrutable · abstruse · difficult · challenging · complex

heavy

heavy

Of great mass

  • ladenHeavily weighted down
  • richHaving much of something
  • greasyCovered in slick fat

fatty · oily · fried · dense · stodgy · filling · bloating · cloying · leaden · sitting

discomfort

heartburn

Gastric acid irritation

queasy · cramps · bellyache · upset · distress · gas · flatulence · acidic · reflux · burping

Opposites
digestibility

undigestibledigestible

Able to be absorbed

absorbable · assimilable · nutritious · edible · bioavailable

mental/intellectual processability

undigestibledigestible

Able to be absorbed

comprehensible · understandable · accessible · graspable · clear

Family

digest, digestion, indigestion, digestive, digesting, digestible, digested, indigestible, undigested

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Top 500,000
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Used worldwide · Timeless · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated G