Clear
Clear adjective - Not subject to misinterpretation or more than one interpretation.
Usage example: the meaning of her broad smile was clear to the whole class
Unintelligible is an antonym for clear in topics: open, unclear, cloudless, transparent, understandable.
Unintelligible
Unintelligible adjective - Impossible to understand.
Usage example: uttered only a string of unintelligible murmurs
Nearby Word: unintelligibly
Both words in one sentence
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The idiots are basically unintelligible except for a few stretches here and there; Louie just endures their prattle and it's not clear whether he can understand them or just doesn't care.
Source: Dumbass DJ -
Eloquent in My Native Tongue: Upon elimination, the unintelligible queen of the season will give an eloquent and perfectly clear farewell speech in Spanish in her last interview.
Source: Series / RuPaul's Drag Race - As their language is directly unintelligible, it's never made clear whether this is a loose human translation of their name, or the name they actually use for themselves.
Source: Series / Earth 2
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