impassable
adjective
im·pass·able
(ˌ)im-ˈpa-sə-bəl 
variants
or less commonly impassible
: incapable of being passed, traveled, crossed, or surmounted
Examples of impassable in a Sentence
The roads were made impassable by the flood.
the road was impassable until snowplows cleared it
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Ice and snow covered roadways will become treacherous and impassable.
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Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 24 Jan. 2026
Local officials and weather forecasters have urged Texans to stay off roads this weekend unless absolutely necessary, as ice and snow may make some roads impassable.
—Lauren Caruba, Dallas Morning News, 23 Jan. 2026
Those amounts promise to topple trees, snap power lines and make roads impassable.
—Matt Leclercq, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Jan. 2026
Soon the streets became impassable.
—Jake Goodrick, Sacbee.com, 23 Dec. 2025
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Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 24 Jan. 2026
Local officials and weather forecasters have urged Texans to stay off roads this weekend unless absolutely necessary, as ice and snow may make some roads impassable.
—Lauren Caruba, Dallas Morning News, 23 Jan. 2026
Those amounts promise to topple trees, snap power lines and make roads impassable.
—Matt Leclercq, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Jan. 2026
Soon the streets became impassable.
—Jake Goodrick, Sacbee.com, 23 Dec. 2025
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“Impassable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/impassable. Accessed 28 Jan. 2026.
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impassable
adjective
im·pass·able
(ˈ)im-ˈpas-ə-bəl
: impossible to pass, cross, or travel over
roads made impassable by the hurricane
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