Unmistakable
adjective
It is clear and cannot be misunderstood or mistaken for something else.
There was an unmistakable smell of chocolate when I walked into the bakery.
Often appears as...
- an unmistakable smell
- an unmistakable sign
adjective
Clearly identifiable or unique; incapable of being mistaken for anything else.
There is an unmistakable Picasso style that separates his art from others.
Often appears as...
- an unmistakable style
- an unmistakable pattern
Usage tips
Artistic
adjective
It is clear and cannot be misunderstood or mistaken for something else.
There was an unmistakable smell of chocolate when I walked into the bakery.
Often appears as...
- an unmistakable smell
- an unmistakable sign
adjective
Clearly identifiable or unique; incapable of being mistaken for anything else.
There is an unmistakable Picasso style that separates his art from others.
Often appears as...
- an unmistakable style
- an unmistakable pattern
Usage tips
Artistic
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3No Doubt Here
Use 'unmistakable' when you are 100% sure and there is no room for doubt.
His joy was unmistakable when he received the acceptance letter.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Interchangeable
Don't use 'unmistakable' if something could be confused with another thing.
The red markings on the bird are unmistakable, unlike the common varieties.
Pro Tip 3/3Sensory Clarity
'Unmistakable' is often used to describe a clear sense, like smell or sound, that can't be confused.
The unmistakable sound of rain on the roof comforted the travelers.
Pro Tip 1/3No Doubt Here
Use 'unmistakable' when you are 100% sure and there is no room for doubt.
His joy was unmistakable when he received the acceptance letter.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Interchangeable
Don't use 'unmistakable' if something could be confused with another thing.
The red markings on the bird are unmistakable, unlike the common varieties.
Pro Tip 3/3Sensory Clarity
'Unmistakable' is often used to describe a clear sense, like smell or sound, that can't be confused.
The unmistakable sound of rain on the roof comforted the travelers.
Pro Tip 1/3No Doubt Here
Use 'unmistakable' when you are 100% sure and there is no room for doubt.
His joy was unmistakable when he received the acceptance letter.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Interchangeable
Don't use 'unmistakable' if something could be confused with another thing.
The red markings on the bird are unmistakable, unlike the common varieties.
Pro Tip 3/3Sensory Clarity
'Unmistakable' is often used to describe a clear sense, like smell or sound, that can't be confused.
The unmistakable sound of rain on the roof comforted the travelers.
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The voices in my head PIPE...
humming to myself, fumbling with my bag just as I'd done a hundred times before, when suddenly I heard a voice calmly observe, "She is leaving the room." I looked around, and there was no one there, but the clarity and decisiveness of the comment was unmistakable.
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This new telescope might...
You got it. Not all audiences get that. So the way we infer the presence of dark matter -- we can't see it -- but there's an unmistakable tug, due to gravity. We now can look out, we see this sea of galaxies in a universe that's expanding.
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Blue Whale PIPE National...
reveals is a deep water dive nearly a thousand feet down in the search for a swarm of krill yet another critter cam picks up a faint drumbeat just what John has been waiting for it is the unmistakable beat of a blue whales a
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The revolutionary power...
But I think they feed each other, and they need each other. And all around the world, when we look at how demagogues talk and how they inspire movements, I think they have one unmistakable quality in
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Could You Pass the...
by one each young man steps up to the sacred pole and submits his hands to the swarm their agony is unmistakable to help distract them the medicine man leads them in a dance around the pole to
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Initiation With Ants PIPE...
by one each young man steps up to the sacred pole and submits his hands to the swarm their agony is unmistakable to help distract them the medicine man leads them in a dance around the pole to
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Top 5 Animal Adaptations...
that other hunting grounds for one of South Africa's most peculiar creatures the secretary bird endemic to sub-saharan Africa and unmistakable in appearance these large birds are in fact
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Kabuki: The people's...
continues to delight audiences with the actors' elaborate makeup, extravagant and delicately embroidered costumes, and the unmistakable melodrama of the stories told on stage.
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Why did this Leopard...
The message is unmistakable. The daughter is no longer one of the family.
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Elephants Being...
But even without tusks, the aggression is unmistakable.
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The voices in my head PIPE...
humming to myself, fumbling with my bag just as I'd done a hundred times before, when suddenly I heard a voice calmly observe, "She is leaving the room." I looked around, and there was no one there, but the clarity and decisiveness of the comment was unmistakable.
Video examples
This new telescope might...
You got it. Not all audiences get that. So the way we infer the presence of dark matter -- we can't see it -- but there's an unmistakable tug, due to gravity. We now can look out, we see this sea of galaxies in a universe that's expanding.
Video examples
Blue Whale PIPE National...
reveals is a deep water dive nearly a thousand feet down in the search for a swarm of krill yet another critter cam picks up a faint drumbeat just what John has been waiting for it is the unmistakable beat of a blue whales a
Video examples
The revolutionary power...
But I think they feed each other, and they need each other. And all around the world, when we look at how demagogues talk and how they inspire movements, I think they have one unmistakable quality in
Video examples
Could You Pass the...
by one each young man steps up to the sacred pole and submits his hands to the swarm their agony is unmistakable to help distract them the medicine man leads them in a dance around the pole to
Video examples
Initiation With Ants PIPE...
by one each young man steps up to the sacred pole and submits his hands to the swarm their agony is unmistakable to help distract them the medicine man leads them in a dance around the pole to
Video examples
Top 5 Animal Adaptations...
that other hunting grounds for one of South Africa's most peculiar creatures the secretary bird endemic to sub-saharan Africa and unmistakable in appearance these large birds are in fact
Video examples
Kabuki: The people's...
continues to delight audiences with the actors' elaborate makeup, extravagant and delicately embroidered costumes, and the unmistakable melodrama of the stories told on stage.
Video examples
Why did this Leopard...
The message is unmistakable. The daughter is no longer one of the family.
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Elephants Being...
But even without tusks, the aggression is unmistakable.
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Quote examples
George W. Bush
American President
The momentum of freedom in our world is unmistakable - and it is not carried forward by our power alone. We can trust in that greater power Who guides the unfolding of the years. And in all that is to come, we can know that His purposes are just and true.
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Norbert Leo Butz
American Actor
I am the most successful unsuccessful actor in New York. And I guess with that, maybe apparent only to myself, there started to be a very subtle but unmistakable whiff of entitlement, bitterness, jealousy. I was not respecting the work.
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John Lanchester
British Journalist
Often, in horror films, the single most effective device for building a sense of scariness is the soundtrack: the clanking of chains, the groaning of off-stage ghouls, the unmistakable sound of a cannibal rustic firing up a chainsaw.
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John Polanyi
Hungarian Scientist
A new sense of shared international responsibility is unmistakable in the voices of the United Nations and its agencies, and in the civil society of thousands of supra-national NGOs.
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Kenneth R. Miller
American Scientist
Our own genomes carry the story of evolution, written in DNA, the language of molecular genetics, and the narrative is unmistakable.
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Gutzon Borglum
American Sculptor
Beauty is like a soul that hovers over the surface of form. Its presence is unmistakable in art or in life.
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John Cooper Clarke
English Poet
Where I grew up, the one unmistakable sign of homosexuality was to betray some interest in your appearance.
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Herb Kelleher
American Businessman
The clear, unmistakable sign of a bureaucrat is somebody who worries about whether he has a window.
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Jeff Van Gundy
American Coach
The public Yao was the private Yao: To his core, there was an unmistakable peace to him.
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Princess Nokia
American Musician
I have confidence and je ne sais quoi. That is unmistakable.
Quote examples
George W. Bush
American President
The momentum of freedom in our world is unmistakable - and it is not carried forward by our power alone. We can trust in that greater power Who guides the unfolding of the years. And in all that is to come, we can know that His purposes are just and true.
Quote examples
Norbert Leo Butz
American Actor
I am the most successful unsuccessful actor in New York. And I guess with that, maybe apparent only to myself, there started to be a very subtle but unmistakable whiff of entitlement, bitterness, jealousy. I was not respecting the work.
Quote examples
John Lanchester
British Journalist
Often, in horror films, the single most effective device for building a sense of scariness is the soundtrack: the clanking of chains, the groaning of off-stage ghouls, the unmistakable sound of a cannibal rustic firing up a chainsaw.
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John Polanyi
Hungarian Scientist
A new sense of shared international responsibility is unmistakable in the voices of the United Nations and its agencies, and in the civil society of thousands of supra-national NGOs.
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Kenneth R. Miller
American Scientist
Our own genomes carry the story of evolution, written in DNA, the language of molecular genetics, and the narrative is unmistakable.
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Gutzon Borglum
American Sculptor
Beauty is like a soul that hovers over the surface of form. Its presence is unmistakable in art or in life.
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John Cooper Clarke
English Poet
Where I grew up, the one unmistakable sign of homosexuality was to betray some interest in your appearance.
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Herb Kelleher
American Businessman
The clear, unmistakable sign of a bureaucrat is somebody who worries about whether he has a window.
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Jeff Van Gundy
American Coach
The public Yao was the private Yao: To his core, there was an unmistakable peace to him.
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Princess Nokia
American Musician
I have confidence and je ne sais quoi. That is unmistakable.
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