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Meanings of unrecognisable in English

Defying recognition as e.g. because of damage or alteration.

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Beyond recognition; in an unrecognizable manner.

Usage of unrecognisable in English
1
This looks unrecognisable from the Guinness All-Ireland final of two years ago.
The Irish Times
2
Along with the shaggy hair, the new look made me completely unrecognisable.
Nightingale's lament
3
In the other vase were several varieties, and every one absolutely unrecognisable.
The Blind Spot
4
She said the tranquil haven could be unrecognisable during peak visitor season.
Radio NZ
5
On every level, the club is unrecognisable from the organisation he inherited.
The Guardian
6
Hence the minute details of these objects will be indistinguishable and unrecognisable.
The Notebooks of Leonardo Da Vinci — Volume 1
7
The 45-year-old actress has stepped out in Los Angeles looking completely unrecognisable.
News.com.au
8
But at least 30 corpses were so charred as to be unrecognisable.
The Guardian
9
The critical innings were delivered by Englishmen unrecognisable from the World Cup.
The Guardian
10
Bobbing at anchor, bathed in June sunshine, she was almost unrecognisable now.
Siege of heaven
11
A single unimportant fact is exaggerated, and distorted, till it becomes unrecognisable.
The Story of the Malakand Field Force: An Episode of Frontier Wa...
12
Like a cathedral under restoration, the façade was unrecognisable, hidden behind scaffolding.
The book of murder
13
Save for her abundant hair, her very sex would have been unrecognisable.
A People's Man
14
A woman looks unrecognisable after dropping 82kg by ditching her fast-food addiction.
News.com.au
15
I think it's unrecognisable from the team I took over four years ago.
The Guardian
16
He says the industry is now unrecognisable from the time when he started.
Radio NZ
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Unrecognisable through the time
Unrecognisable across language varieties
Australia
Common
Ireland
Less common
United Kingdom
Rare