unrecognisable
Impossible to place
Unrecognisable means so changed or altered as to be impossible to identify.
A city devastated by war may be unrecognisable.
Someone who has aged dramatically or undergone transformation might be unrecognisable to old friends: She was unrecognisable after the surgery.
The spelling is British; American English uses unrecognizable.
Fundamentally changed in nature
- changedMade or became different
- modifiedChanged in some way
- disfiguredSpoiled in appearance
- mutilatedDamaged by severing parts
scarred · distorted · deformed · aged · weathered · deteriorated · damaged · ruined
From another nation
- alienNon-native being
- strangeUnusual or unfamiliar
- unknownNot yet discovered
- exoticStrikingly unusual, foreign-seeming
novel · unprecedented · unheard-of · new · different · unfamiliar · unusual · unexpected
Having face covered
- costumedWearing special attire
- camouflagedVisually hidden by coloring
- veiledConcealed or obscured
- concealedMade invisible deliberately
incognito · undercover · hidden · cloaked · shrouded · obscured · covered · made-up
Without any designation
- facelessLacking identity or features
- unidentifiedNot yet recognized
- unknownNot yet discovered
- untraceableImpossible to follow back
unattributed · uncredited · unmarked · unlabeled · nondescript · featureless · generic · indistinct
transformed
Fundamentally changed in nature
- changedMade or became different
- modifiedChanged in some way
- disfiguredSpoiled in appearance
mutilated · scarred · distorted · deformed · aged · weathered · deteriorated · damaged · ruined · ravaged
foreign
From another nation
exotic · novel · unprecedented · unheard-of · new · different · unfamiliar · unusual · unexpected · surprising
masked
Having face covered
- costumedWearing special attire
- camouflagedVisually hidden by coloring
- veiledConcealed or obscured
concealed · incognito · undercover · hidden · cloaked · shrouded · obscured · covered · made-up · wigged
nameless
Without any designation
- facelessLacking identity or features
- unidentifiedNot yet recognized
- unknownNot yet discovered
untraceable · unattributed · uncredited · unmarked · unlabeled · nondescript · featureless · generic · indistinct · unremarkable
forgotten
No longer recalled
obscured · distant · hazy · vague · dimmed · blurred · unremembered · misremembered · blanked · suppressed
unrecognisablerecognisable
Able to be identified
identifiable · recognizable · distinguishable · unmistakable · discernible
unrecognisablefamiliar
Known from experience
known · memorable · well-known · distinctive · characteristic