unkillable

adjective

un·​kill·​able ˌən-ˈki-lə-bəl How to pronounce unkillable (audio)
: incapable of being killed : not killable
an unkillable legend
a seemingly unkillable hero

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Then, there's the Kalisk – an apex predator that's apparently unkillable. Sergio Pereira, Space.com, 4 Nov. 2025 Instead, the show has become a vessel for both deep pain and lasting, unkillable hope. Sara Holdren, Vulture, 21 Oct. 2025 Today, a decade and a half on from that Times piece, the high-school reunion remains a bizarrely unkillable institution in American public life. Jordan Michelman, The Atlantic, 4 Sep. 2025 Speaking of unkillable animation, there are new seasons of Beavis and Butt-Head and Futurama returning as well. Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 30 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for unkillable

Word History

First Known Use

1878, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of unkillable was in 1878

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“Unkillable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unkillable. Accessed 11 Nov. 2025.

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