incomprehensible C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities US /ɪnˌkɑmprɪˈhɛnsəbəl/ UK /ɪnˌkɒmprɪˈhɛnsəbəl/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 adj impossible to understand The legal jargon was utterly incomprehensible to the jury. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · impossible to understand unintelligiblebafflingimpenetrableunfathomableinscrutableobscure ↔ Opposites comprehensibleintelligibleunderstandableclear Word family Forms incomprehensibly Derived forms incomprehensiblyincomprehensibility Related forms comprehensiblecomprehendcomprehension Etymology AI details From Latin incomprehensibilis, from in- ('not') + comprehensibilis, from comprehendere ('to grasp, comprehend'), from com- ('together') + prehendere ('to seize'). comprehendere Latin prehendere Latin *gʰend- Proto-Indo-European View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # incomprehensible **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ɪnˌkɑmprɪˈhɛnsəbəl/ **IPA (UK):** /ɪnˌkɒmprɪˈhɛnsəbəl/ ## Meanings 1. impossible to understand ## Examples - The legal jargon was utterly incomprehensible to the jury. ## Synonyms - unintelligible - baffling - impenetrable - unfathomable - inscrutable - obscure ## Antonyms - comprehensible - intelligible - understandable - clear ## Derived Forms - incomprehensibly - incomprehensibility ## Related Forms - comprehensible - comprehend - comprehension ## Roots and Affixes - Root: comprehendere - Root: prehendere - Root: *gʰend- ## Etymology From Latin incomprehensibilis, from in- ('not') + comprehensibilis, from comprehendere ('to grasp, comprehend'), from com- ('together') + prehendere ('to seize'). ## AI Etymology Incomprehensible is from Latin incomprehensibilis, from in- ('not') + comprehensibilis, from comprehendere ('to grasp, comprehend'), from com- ('together') + prehendere ('to seize'). In present-day use, it means impossible to understand. Derived formations include incomprehensibly and incomprehensibility. Related vocabulary includes comprehensible, comprehend, and comprehension. ## Topics - Describing Qualities - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown