insurmountable
adjective
in·sur·mount·able
ˌin(t)-sər-ˈmau̇n-tə-bəl 
: incapable of being surmounted : insuperable
insurmountable problems
Examples of insurmountable in a Sentence
They were faced with several insurmountable obstacles.
the familiar story of the underdog who ultimately triumphs despite insurmountable odds
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C. Clark, D. Aldridge, S. Amick, F. Katz, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2025
Cinematographer Carmen Cabana makes a simple kitchen feel like an insurmountable tower, as the camera careens above Natalia trying to figure out how to make sense of the world she’s been dropped into.
—Barry Levitt, Time, 9 Apr. 2025
The crisis of trust in journalism is not insurmountable.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 21 Mar. 2025
The crisis of trust in journalism is not insurmountable.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 21 Mar. 2025
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insurmountable
adjective
in·sur·mount·able
ˌin(t)-sər-ˈmau̇nt-ə-bəl
: incapable of being surmounted
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