invulnerable

adjective

in·vul·ner·a·ble | \(ˌ)in-ˈvəl-n(ə-)rə-bəl,

-nər-bəl\

Definition of invulnerable

1 : incapable of being wounded, injured, or harmed

2 : immune to or proof against attack : impregnable

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Other Words from invulnerable

invulnerability \(ˌ)in-ˌvəl-n(ə-)rə-ˈbi-lə-tē

\ noun

invulnerableness \(ˌ)in-ˈvəl-n(ə-)rə-bəl-nəs,

-nər-bəl- \ noun

invulnerably \(ˌ)in-ˈvəl-n(ə-)rə-blē,

-nər-blē \ adverb

Examples of invulnerable in a Sentence

teenagers who think they are invulnerable The candidate seems to be in an invulnerable position. The team seems invulnerable this season.

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But, as Remnick noted, despite her strength onstage, Franklin wasn’t entirely invulnerable. — Karen Han, Vox, "Aretha Franklin’s “royal persona” commanded respect," 16 Aug. 2018 Unlike a silo, which is fixed in the ground, an airplane flying over the United States was pretty much invulnerable. — Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, "Why the C-5 Galaxy Is Such a Badass Plane," 18 July 2018 The aircraft carrier for all its power is not invulnerable. — Matthew Moss, Popular Mechanics, "How the American Aircraft Carrier Became King of the Seas," 22 May 2018 Supposedly invulnerable businesses are challenged by nimble upstarts with disruptive ideas. — Jeff Jacoby, BostonGlobe.com, "Don’t break up Google — the market will sort everything out," 14 June 2018 But the essential location here is Wakanda, the fictional nation where T’Challa — our hero who dons the invulnerable suit that makes him the Black Panther — is king. — Ishaan Tharoor, Washington Post, "Why Wakanda matters," 20 Feb. 2018 However, there are also innate characteristics that can make someone uniquely vulnerable or invulnerable; extreme family traits or circumstances that explain the deviance. — Chris Cuomo, CNN, "Chris Cuomo: What I learned about evil from America's notorious criminals," 14 June 2018 His synthetic brain is not invulnerable to bullet holes. — Bill Keveney, USA TODAY, "'Westworld' androids embrace their humanity, if not humans, amid Season 2 chaos," 19 Apr. 2018 And yes, Andrew Luck will be able to step up in the pocket, knowing there's a nigh-invulnerable force of nature protecting him. — Joseph Spears, Indianapolis Star, "Nelson draft grades: Plenty of good but we know you'll want to see the D+," 27 Apr. 2018

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