unassailable

adjective

un·​as·​sail·​able ˌən-ə-ˈsā-lə-bəl How to pronounce unassailable (audio)
: not assailable : not liable to doubt, attack, or question
an unassailable argument
an unassailable alibi
unassailability noun
unassailableness noun
unassailably adverb

Examples of unassailable in a Sentence

one of the unassailable beliefs of that political party
Recent Examples on the Web They’re not negatively represented but are instead revered, usually appearing as unassailable symbols of duty and morality. Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 8 Mar. 2024 The Incredibles is often considered to be the best Pixar movie ever created, which, considering the studio's almost unassailable reputation, should count for a lot. Devin Nealy, EW.com, 16 Oct. 2023 These Niners haven’t been perfect, but their best was unassailable. Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 20 Jan. 2024 But the most unassailable of those emotions may be determination. Chris Bieri, Anchorage Daily News, 11 June 2023 The victories gave Canada an unassailable 2-0 lead and sealed their first championship at the preeminent women's tennis team event. Manasi Pathak, Forbes, 13 Nov. 2023 Gifts for outdoorsy types need to be the newest of the new with smart details, category-leading engineering, and unassailable durability. Todd Plummer, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Nov. 2023 Kyiv’s war aims—the expulsion of Russian forces from Ukrainian land and the full restoration of its territorial integrity, including Crimea—remain legally and politically unassailable. Richard Haass and Charles Kupchan, Foreign Affairs, 17 Nov. 2023 Presumably Spears thought deeply about this presentation; a woman who in her estimation had been deemed incompetent by the press and her own family to the point of losing her freedom lays out the offenses against her in a way that's unassailable. TIME, 20 Oct. 2023

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Word History

First Known Use

1596, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of unassailable was in 1596

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“Unassailable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unassailable. Accessed 18 Mar. 2024.

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unassailable

adjective
un·​as·​sail·​able ˌən-ə-ˈsā-lə-bəl How to pronounce unassailable (audio)
: not assailable : not open to doubt, attack, or question
unassailably adverb

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