indistinguishable

[ in-di-sting-gwi-shuh-buhl ]

adjective

1. not distinguishable.
2. indiscernible; imperceptible.

indistinguishable

/ ˌɪndɪˈstɪŋɡwɪʃəbəl /

adjective

1. often postpositivefoll byfrom identical or very similar (to)

   twins indistinguishable from one another

2. not easily perceptible; indiscernible

Derived Forms

• ˌindisˈtinguishably, adverb
• ˌindisˌtinguishaˈbility, noun

Other Words From

• indis·tinguish·a·ble·ness indis·tinguish·a·bili·ty noun
• indis·tinguish·a·bly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of indistinguishable¹

First recorded in 1600–10; in- ³ + distinguishable ( def )

Example Sentences

In look and practice almost indistinguishable from Cleveland police, the clinic’s 153 officers are armed, make arrests and stop motorists on city streets, including major commuter routes.

From ProPublica

The streets of Blade Runner and Hong Kong have become more indistinguishable than ever.

From Singularity Hub 

In many cases, what the system generates is indistinguishable from human-written text.

From Fortune

In 2005, when he joined the court, he was basically indistinguishable ideologically from Justice Samuel Alito, who was appointed around the same time.

From FiveThirtyEight

If the workers did have symptoms, there’s also a chance that the signs of illness were indistinguishable from regular flu.

From Science News

Most of the collective minutes of your days spent outside the wire are indistinguishable from one another.

From The Daily Beast

The new GOP attack on the Medicaid expansion is that it's indistinguishable from the dreaded Obamacare.

From The Daily Beast

Today the security situation on the ground is indistinguishable from what it was three years ago.

From The Daily Beast

The first is convicted of multiple homicides, while the second is given a reward, despite their morally indistinguishable conduct.

From The Daily Beast

To Norvig, that would be indistinguishable from the real emotion.

From The Daily Beast

The last may give an extreme anemia, indistinguishable from pernicious anemia.

From Project Gutenberg

But the voices continued in their indistinguishable hum and in a minute Gale was through the window on the roof.

From Project Gutenberg

But for the presence of the novelist, the birthday dinner was indistinguishable, from any family festival of Brodricks.

From Project Gutenberg

He was clean-shaven save for an absurd little mustache so fair as to be almost indistinguishable.

From Project Gutenberg

A dozen horses were standing grouped in charge of a single mounted man, indistinguishable in the dark.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• identical