: incapable of being killed : not killable
an unkillable legend
a seemingly unkillable hero

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Why would anyone want to do this in a game about an angry, unkillable mutant with claws sharp enough to cut through space-time? — Gabriel Zamora, PC Magazine, 10 Sep. 2026 Consider nearly unkillable plants such as the snake plant, the zz plant and the aloe vera. — Clarence Schmidt, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Sep. 2026 That sense of powerlessness against an unknowable, unkillable foe. — Keith Langston, Space.com, 2 Sep. 2026 But seemingly unkillable is a pretty important and intimidating quality! — Jen Chaney, Vulture, 3 June 2026 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 1 Oct. 2026.

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