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indistinguishable

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in·dis·tin·guish·a·ble  (nd-stnggw-sh-bl)
adj.
1. Not distinguishable, especially:
a. Impossible to differentiate or tell apart: indistinguishable twins; markings that make a moth indistinguishable from its background.
b. Impossible to discern; imperceptible: a sound that was indistinguishable to the human ear.
2. Difficult to understand or make out; vague: indistinguishable speech.

indis·tinguish·a·ble·ness, indis·tinguish·a·bili·ty n.
indis·tinguish·a·bly adv.

indistinguishable
Adjective
so similar as to be difficult to tell apart
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.indistinguishable - exactly alike; incapable of being perceived as different; "rows of identical houses"; "cars identical except for their license plates"; "they wore indistinguishable hats"
same - closely similar or comparable in kind or quality or quantity or degree; "curtains the same color as the walls"; "two girls of the same age"; "mother and son have the same blue eyes"; "animals of the same species"; "the same rules as before"; "two boxes having the same dimensions"; "the same day next year"
2.indistinguishableindistinguishable - not capable of being distinguished or differentiated; "the two specimens are actually different from each other but the differences are almost indistinguishable"; "the twins were indistinguishable"; "a colorless person quite indistinguishable from the colorless mass of humanity"
distinguishable - capable of being perceived as different or distinct; "only the shine of their metal was distinguishable in the gloom"; "a project distinguishable into four stages of progress"; "distinguishable differences between the twins"

indistinguishable
adjective identical, the same, cut from the same cloth, like as two peas in a pod (informal)
Translations
Spanish indistinguishable [ɪndɪˈstɪŋgwɪʃəbl] adjindistinguible
French indistinguishable [ɪndɪˈstɪŋgwɪʃəbl] adjimpossible à distinguer
German indistinguishable [ɪndɪsˈtɪŋgwɪʃəbl] adj indistinguishable from → nicht zu unterscheiden von
Italian indistinguishable [ɪndɪˈstɪŋgwɪʃəbl] adjindistinguibile

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SABLE ISLAND--Green single barbette-tower freighter, number indistinguishable, up-ended, and fore-tank pierced after collision, passed 300-ft.
The coast grew faint, and at last indistinguishable amid the low banks of clouds that were gathering about the sinking sun.
Scattered upon the flimsy dresser scarf were half a dozen hairpins--those discreet, indistinguishable friends of womankind, feminine of gender, infinite of mood and uncommunicative of tense.
 
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