With its negative prefix in-, inaudible means the opposite of audible. What's clearly audible to you may be inaudible to your elderly grandfather. Modern spy technology can turn inaudible conversations into audible ones with the use of high-powered directional microphones, so if you think you're being spied on, make sure there's a lot of other noise around you. And if you don't want everyone around you to know you're bored, keep your sighs inaudible.
Examples of inaudible in a Sentence
She spoke so quietly that she was almost inaudible.
The sound is inaudible to humans but can be heard by dogs.
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The question was not read in open court; Sullivan spoke with attorneys at sidebar about the request, and the discussion was inaudible to others in the courtroom.—
Melina Khan,
USA Today,
1 Sep. 2026 They are often seen during breaks chatting with one another, with their arms around one another’s shoulders during inaudible bench discussions.—
Taylor Romine,
CNN Money,
26 Aug. 2026 The sound stage felt bludgeoned into submission throughout, as the intense distortion of bass, percussion and guitars made the instrument separation within the mix almost inaudible.—Los Angeles Times,
16 Aug. 2026 Many of these sounds, inaudible to humans until now, communicate intriguing and often important meaning.—
The Christian Science Monitor,
Christian Science Monitor,
13 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for inaudible
Word History
Etymology
Late Latin inaudibilis, from Latin in- + Late Latin audibilis audible