beyond recognition

1 of 1adverb

/biˈɑnd ˌrɛkəɡˈnɪʃən/

1

so changed or damaged that it looks completely different or is no longer identifiable

The town has changed beyond recognition in the last ten years.
His face was bruised beyond recognition after the accident.
She'd reinvented herself beyond recognition since college.
War had left the village destroyed beyond recognition.
The painting was restored so poorly it looked beyond recognition.