unpassable
adjective
un·pass·able
ˌən-ˈpa-sə-bəl 
: incapable of being traveled, traveled through, or crossed : impassible
… a continent of land of at least 1800 miles, in which journey we had … unpassable deserts to go over …—
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McConnell has instead pushed forward a bill that combines increasing stimulus checks with repealing Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act and establishing a commission to study voter fraud, two contentious issues that make the legislation unpassable to Democrats.
—Christal Hayes, USA TODAY, 1 Jan. 2021
Southwest has canceled more than a dozen departing from Louisville after Arctic blast that rendered routes unpassable last week.
—Rae Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 27 Dec. 2022
An ice storm expected to arrive late Thursday could leave some roads virtually unpassable, the Oregon Department of Transportation warned, and drivers should avoid travel altogether if slick conditions materialize.
—oregonlive, 21 Dec. 2022
This caused mud and debris to flow down the mountainsides from the burn scars of the Tamarack and Caldor wildfires of 2021, and made portions of Highway 89 unpassable.
—Sam Whiting, San Francisco Chronicle, 4 Aug. 2022
The iconic landmarks of Yellowstone National Park were shuttered to the public and its roads left unpassable after a torrential downpour and rapid snowmelt contributed to unprecedented flooding.
—Aditi Sangal, CNN, 14 June 2022
Cabins were lost in the fire, trails eroded and unpassable.
—Mary Forgione, Los Angeles Times, 31 Mar. 2022
But the roads leading up to their house are still flooded and unpassable.
—Duy Linh Tu, Scientific American, 31 Aug. 2021
There were some cracks and gaps down the stairwell, but nothing unpassable.
—Fox News, 4 July 2021
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Christal Hayes, USA TODAY, 1 Jan. 2021
Southwest has canceled more than a dozen departing from Louisville after Arctic blast that rendered routes unpassable last week.
—Rae Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 27 Dec. 2022
An ice storm expected to arrive late Thursday could leave some roads virtually unpassable, the Oregon Department of Transportation warned, and drivers should avoid travel altogether if slick conditions materialize.
—oregonlive, 21 Dec. 2022
This caused mud and debris to flow down the mountainsides from the burn scars of the Tamarack and Caldor wildfires of 2021, and made portions of Highway 89 unpassable.
—Sam Whiting, San Francisco Chronicle, 4 Aug. 2022
The iconic landmarks of Yellowstone National Park were shuttered to the public and its roads left unpassable after a torrential downpour and rapid snowmelt contributed to unprecedented flooding.
—Aditi Sangal, CNN, 14 June 2022
Cabins were lost in the fire, trails eroded and unpassable.
—Mary Forgione, Los Angeles Times, 31 Mar. 2022
But the roads leading up to their house are still flooded and unpassable.
—Duy Linh Tu, Scientific American, 31 Aug. 2021
There were some cracks and gaps down the stairwell, but nothing unpassable.
—Fox News, 4 July 2021
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First Known Use
circa 1525, in the meaning defined above
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