indomitable
adjective
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Your Knowledge of Indomitable Cannot Be Tamed
At five punchy syllables, indomitable is an imposing word, so it’s inevitable that some are perplexed by this synonym for impregnable. But it’s not so tough once you break it into parts. The prefix in- (spelled im- before b, m, and p) means “not” in an innumerable collection of English words. (How many have you counted so far?) The common suffix -able means “capable of, fit for, or worthy of.” Combine those two English affixes with the Latin verb domitare (“to tame”), and voila: indomitable. Indomitable was first used in English as a synonym of wild, describing—appropriately enough—things that cannot be tamed, but over time the wildness associated with indomitable developed into a specific kind of invulnerable strength.
Examples of indomitable in a Sentence
Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 11 July 2025
Artists like Ella Fitzgerald, Madonna and Whitney Houston sashayed down Catch One’s winding halls, while the indomitable Thais-Williams fended off police harassment and led care programs during the height of the AIDS crisis.
—Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2025
Lamar’s indomitable reign has only intensified in the months since courtesy of his Grand National Stadium Tour alongside SZA.
—Carl Lamarre, Billboard, 7 July 2025
Jesse grew up poor and sickly, but his loving mother Margaret instilled in him an indomitable spirit to look at the world positively.
—Richard J. Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 July 2025
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“Indomitable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/indomitable. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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