unsearchable

American  

[uhn-sur-chuh-buhl] / ʌnˈsɜr tʃə bəl /

adjective

1. not searchable; not lending itself to research or exploration; not to be understood by searching; hidden; unfathomable; mysterious.

   the unsearchable ways of the universe.

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Other Word Forms

• unsearchableness noun
• unsearchably adverb

Etymology

Origin of unsearchable

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English unserchable. See un- ¹, searchable ( def. ),

Example Sentences

Amid outcry from Swift’s fans on social media, lawmakers and the actors’ union SAG-AFTRA, X made the Grammy winner’s name unsearchable on its platform over the weekend.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 29, 2024

Some commended X’s decision to make her name unsearchable on Saturday, with one user calling it the “first step done to safeguard her.”

From Seattle Times • Jan. 27, 2024

In 2013, Facebook revoked users’ ability to remain unsearchable on the site; meanwhile, its chief executive, Mark Zuckerberg, was buying up four houses surrounding his Palo Alto home to preserve his own privacy.

From New York Times • May 9, 2017

Sony’s online database of stock footage was unsearchable.

From Slate • Nov. 22, 2015

In Paris, because of Bertillon, fingerprints were unsearchable.

From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day