insuperable
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adjective \(ˌ)in-ˈsü-p(ə-)rə-bəl\Definition of INSUPERABLE
: incapable of being surmounted, overcome, passed over, or solved <insuperable difficulties>
— in·su·per·a·bly \-blē\ adverb
See Examples of INSUPERABLE
- <the building project ran into insuperable financial difficulties and had to be scrapped>
- <insuperable problems have arisen which make it very unlikely that we will ever finish this project>
Origin of INSUPERABLE
Middle English, from Latin insuperabilis, from in- + superare to surmount, from super over — more at over
First Known Use: 14th century
Related to INSUPERABLE
- Synonyms
- bulletproof, impregnable, indomitable, invincible, insurmountable, invulnerable, unbeatable, unconquerable, unstoppable
- Antonyms
- superable, surmountable, vincible, vulnerable
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