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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Numerous roads will likely be impassable under several feet of water and vehicles will likely be submerged.
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Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 18 Aug. 2025
In spring, melting ice turns them into impassable mud and floods.
—David Nikel, Forbes.com, 16 Aug. 2025
The wooden bridge, which connected Cibola, Arizona, to California, is now impassable.
—Stephanie Murray, AZCentral.com, 8 Aug. 2025
If the gulfs had been real or impassable, what need then for landowners to legislate the separation of Europeans from people of color?
—Literary Hub, 7 Aug. 2025
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Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 18 Aug. 2025
In spring, melting ice turns them into impassable mud and floods.
—David Nikel, Forbes.com, 16 Aug. 2025
The wooden bridge, which connected Cibola, Arizona, to California, is now impassable.
—Stephanie Murray, AZCentral.com, 8 Aug. 2025
If the gulfs had been real or impassable, what need then for landowners to legislate the separation of Europeans from people of color?
—Literary Hub, 7 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for impassable
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“Impassable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/impassable. Accessed 25 Aug. 2025.
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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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