unconquerable

adjective

un·​con·​quer·​able ˌən-ˈkäŋ-k(ə-)rə-bəl 

1

: incapable of being conquered : indomitable

an unconquerable will

2

: incapable of being surmounted

unconquerable difficulties

unconquerably

ˌən-ˈkäŋ-k(ə-)rə-blē 

adverb

Synonyms of unconquerable

• indomitable
• invincible
• insurmountable
• unstoppable
• invulnerable
• impregnable
• unbeatable
• insuperable
• undefeated
• armored
• bulletproof

Examples of unconquerable in a Sentence

an unconquerable spirit that got the family through some hard times

Recent Examples on the Web

Ryan Borucki relieved him, the White Sox scored twice more, and the Giants faced an unconquerable deficit as baseball’s lowest-scoring team. —Cam Inman, Mercury News, 23 May 2026

Big ask here, but this is not an unconquerable field. —Danny Brewer, Forbes.com, 12 Mar. 2026

And yet, a single, unconquerable backstop to this series of scientific conquests remains: consciousness. —Charles Finch, The Atlantic, 24 Feb. 2026

The seemingly unconquerable fig butterwort (Ficaria verna) invades lowland valleys where seasonal floods carry little broken off bits downstream to sprout anywhere and everywhere. —Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal, 15 Aug. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1582, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

unconquerable

adjective

un·​con·​quer·​able ˌən-ˈkäŋ-k(ə-)rə-bəl 

ˈən-

: incapable of being conquered or overcome

unconquerable difficulties

unconquerably

-blē 

adverb