impassable
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adjective \(ˌ)im-ˈpa-sə-bəl\Definition of IMPASSABLE
: incapable of being passed, traveled, crossed, or surmounted
— im·pass·abil·i·ty \-ˌpa-sə-ˈbi-lə-tē\ noun
— im·pass·able·ness \-ˈpa-sə-bəl-nəs\ noun
— im·pass·ably \-blē\ adverb
See Variants of IMPASSABLE
im·pass·able also im·pas·si·ble \(ˌ)im-ˈpa-sə-bəl\
Examples of IMPASSABLE
- The roads were made impassable by the flood.
- <the road was impassable until snowplows cleared it>
First Known Use of IMPASSABLE
1562
Related to IMPASSABLE
- Synonyms
- impenetrable (also impassible), impermeable, impervious, impregnable
- Antonyms
- negotiable, passable, penetrable, permeable
Rhymes with IMPASSABLE
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