Unrecognisable (Adjective)
Meaning
Defying recognition as e.g. because of damage or alteration.
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Examples
- The victim's injuries made her face unrecognisable to her own family.
- After a catastrophic fire, the remains of the historic building were unrecognisable from its former self.
- Years of neglect had left the once beautiful mansion unrecognisable with its overgrown gardens and crumbling walls.
- The extreme makeover had transformed the celebrity to the point where she was unrecognisable to her fans.
- His disfiguring accident made his hands unrecognisable, requiring surgeries to restore their function and appearance.