adj

unrecognizable

uhn-REH-kuh-neye-zuh-buhl

adj

So changed that it can no longer be identified as what it once was.

"After the renovation, the old house was unrecognizable."

"Years of hardship had left him almost unrecognizable to his old friends."

How to Use Unrecognizable

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishChanged so much that you cannot tell what or who it used to be.

Common pairings

almost unrecognizable completely unrecognizable unrecognizable from before

more unrecognizable comparative, most unrecognizable superlative

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After the renovation, the old house was _____.

From un- ("not") plus recognizable.

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