incapable of being surmounted
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unsurmountable — adjective 1. not capable of being surmounted or overcome insurmountable disadvantages • Syn: ↑insurmountable • Ant: ↑surmountable (for: ↑insurmountable) • Similar to: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
unconquerable — adjective Date: 1582 1. incapable of being conquered ; indomitable < an unconquerable will > 2. incapable of being surmounted < unconquerable difficulties > • unconquerably adverb … New Collegiate Dictionary
insuperable — I adjective beyond control, difficult, formidable, impassible, impervious, impossible, impracticable, impregnable, inaccessible, incapable of being overcome, incapable of being surmounted, indomitable, innavigable, insurmountable, invictus,… … Law dictionary
unclimbable — adjective 1. incapable of being ascended • Syn: ↑unscalable • Ant: ↑scalable (for: ↑unscalable) 2. incapable of being surmounted or climbed • Syn: ↑un … Useful english dictionary
insuperable — adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Latin insuperabilis, from in + superare to surmount, from super over more at over Date: 14th century incapable of being surmounted, overcome, passed over, or solved < insuperable difficulties > •… … New Collegiate Dictionary
insurmountable — adjective Date: 1690 incapable of being surmounted ; insuperable < insurmountable problems > • insurmountably adverb … New Collegiate Dictionary
insurmountable — insurmountability, insurmountableness, n. insurmountably, adv. /in seuhr mown teuh beuhl/, adj. incapable of being surmounted, passed over, or overcome; insuperable: an insurmountable obstacle. [1690 1700; IN 3 + SURMOUNTABLE] * * * … Universalium
insurmountable — in•sur•mount•a•ble [[t]ˌɪn sərˈmaʊn tə bəl[/t]] adj. incapable of being surmounted or overcome; insuperable • Etymology: 1690–1700 in sur•mount a•bil′i•ty, n. in sur•mount′a•bly, adv … From formal English to slang
insurmountable — /ɪnsəˈmaʊntəbəl / (say insuh mowntuhbuhl) adjective incapable of being surmounted, passed over, or overcome: an insurmountable obstacle. –insurmountably, adverb …
impassable — adjective a) Incapable of being passed over, crossed, or negotiated. b) Incapable of being overcome or surmounted. Syn: unpassable … Wiktionary
