unseeable
The tiny, unseeable bacteria are drawn with a dotted outline to show they are hidden.
Adjective: 1. Impossible or nearly impossible to see; imperceptible to the eye: Describes something that cannot be seen, either because it is physically absent from the visible light spectrum, is hidden, or is too small or faint to be detected by normal vision.
The adjective unseeable is used to qualify a noun, indicating that the noun's referent lacks visibility. It is a formal or literary synonym for "invisible." * It typically comes before the noun it modifies (e.g., the unseeable world) or after a linking verb like "is," "was," or "remains" (e.g., The threat was unseeable).
- Scientists study unseeable particles using specialized detectors.
- The creature moved with unseeable speed, leaving only a blur.
- To the naked eye, the distant galaxy is completely unseeable.
- He described the unseeable forces that govern the universe.
- Philosophical/Abstract Use: The term can be applied metaphorically to abstract concepts that are difficult to perceive or comprehend.
- They were guided by an unseeable faith in a better future.
- The unseeable hand of the market influences global prices.
- Invisible (adj.): The most common direct synonym for .
- Imperceptible (adj.): Impossible to perceive by the senses or mind; often implies something is too slight or gradual to be noticed.
- Undetectable (adj.): Not able to be discovered or identified; can apply to senses beyond sight.
- Hidden (adj.): Concealed from view.
- Unobservable (adj.): Not able to be observed, which may include but is not limited to sight.
- Invisible
- Imperceptible
- Undetectable
- Hidden
- Unobservable
- Concealed
- Visible
- Seeable
- Perceptible
- Observable
- Apparent
The tiny, unseeable bacteria are drawn with a dotted outline to show they are hidden.
- impossible or nearly impossible to see; imperceptible by the eye
- the invisible man
- invisible rays
- an invisible hinge
- invisible mending