unquantifiable

British

/ ʌnˈkwɒntɪˌfaɪəbəl /

adjective

not capable of being quantified

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Example Sentences

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Though religion generates quantifiable social activities, it begins and ends in unquantifiable personal experiences.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 31, 2025

"When the quality ... dramatically declines, and they feel they can't even go there - what that does to a sense of community is unquantifiable."

From BBC • Jul. 3, 2025

Now, to complicate matters for a professional caste which prides itself on being data-driven, the Middle East is throwing a new set of real but unquantifiable risks into their equations.

From Reuters • Oct. 20, 2023

This makes it extremely hard to weigh unquantifiable benefits against a real risk of harm.

From Salon • Sep. 13, 2023

An expression used ironically to characterize unquantifiable behavior that differs from expected or required behavior.

From The Jargon File, Version 2.9.10, 01 Jul 1992 by Raymond, Eric S.

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