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indistinguishable Definition

in·dis·tin·guish·able (in′di stiŋ′gwis̸h ə bəl)

adjective

  1. that cannot be distinguished as being different or separate
  2. that cannot be discerned or recognized; imperceptible

indistinguishable Related Forms
in′·dis·tin′·guish·ably adverb
indistinguishable Synonyms

indistinguishable

modif.

  1. Identical

    alike, same, twin, interchangeable; see alike 1, equal.

  2. Indistinct

    vague, invisible, imperceptible; see imperceptible, obscure 1.

indistinguishable Usage Examples

Preposition: from

  • magic: Clarke's Third Law: Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.
  • rest: Walking the streets of Moscow, indistinguishable from the rest of its population, are the Others.
  • original: Photographs taken here can be indistinguishable from the originals!
  • thing: In many cases these copies are indistinguishable from the real thing apart from their price.
  • reality: Designers disappear into a world of images indistinguishable from reality.
  • one: The candidate who possesses the ability to reason is indistinguishable from the one who lacks it.

Adjective complement with noun phrase

  • produce: This produces bends virtually indistinguishable from some of those produced by Geller.
  • make: We create a new type of experience making the visit indistinguishable from seeing a movie from inside the movie set.
  • have: It has features indistinguishable from severe autism except for the age of onset.

Modifies a noun

  • particle: See here for the difference between distinguishable and indistinguishable particles.
  • state: Can you clarify what " indistinguishable states of truth " means?

Modifying Another Word

  • virtually: Some fake websites are virtually indistinguishable from the real thing.
  • clinically: CJD may present in a manner that can be clinically indistinguishable from Alzheimer's Disease.
  • practically: But on closer inspection, they are practically indistinguishable.
  • almost: Standard 2000 - in profile view, almost indistinguishable from the Rover 2000.
  • visually: No, far from it as many modern recycled papers are visually indistinguishable from 100 % virgin papers.
  • largely: In T1-weighted images, the internal surface of the skull is largely indistinguishable from the CSF, which is also dark.

Used with adjective complement

  • become: Sooner or later these churches usually become indistinguishable from the world around them.
  • seem: The two resorts are different enough to make chalk and cheese seem almost indistinguishable.
  • look: The beauty of this system is that it can look quite indistinguishable from normal business practices.