as in enduring
impossible to destroy
diamonds are widely considered to be indestructible because they are one of the hardest known substances
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Recent Examples of indestructible
All asparagus species are virtually indestructible owing to their rhizomes, and two of them, although popular in dry arrangements, can become weedy in the garden.
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Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 21 Feb. 2026
Ductile doesn’t mean indestructible, though.
—Eric Sullivan, Scientific American, 21 Feb. 2026
Ahead are five practically indestructible upgrades that are worth springing for, including styles from Samsonite, Delsey Paris, Away, and more.
—Staff Author, Travel + Leisure, 5 Feb. 2026
Old, Cracked Plastic Bins Plastic seems indestructible, but the reality is that heat and cold break it down over time.
—Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Jan. 2026
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Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 21 Feb. 2026
Ductile doesn’t mean indestructible, though.
—Eric Sullivan, Scientific American, 21 Feb. 2026
Ahead are five practically indestructible upgrades that are worth springing for, including styles from Samsonite, Delsey Paris, Away, and more.
—Staff Author, Travel + Leisure, 5 Feb. 2026
Old, Cracked Plastic Bins Plastic seems indestructible, but the reality is that heat and cold break it down over time.
—Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for indestructible
Recent Examples of Synonyms for indestructible
Adjective
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These elements appear suspended between states — organic yet altered, fragile yet enduring.—
Olga Garcia-Mayoral,
Miami Herald,
31 Mar. 2026
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Your dutiful correspondent’s first impression of his favorite place on earth upon returning here for his 37th home opener wasn’t about the deep green or brilliant blue or enduring mountainscape.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Between July 2, 1935, and February 10, 1942, Holiday, backed by Teddy Wilson and his band, logged twenty-one studio sessions, yielding around seventy imperishable songs.—
Nick Bowlin,
Harper's Magazine,
24 Mar. 2024
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Published a century ago, the poet’s secular meditation on the Christian sabbath considers the human longing for ‘some imperishable bliss’ amid a culture of waning religiosity.—
Daniel Akst,
WSJ,
15 Sep. 2023
Adjective
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The pride of Odysseus, the passion of Shakespeare’s lovers, and the dread facing Ivan Ilyich on his deathbed remain inextinguishable qualities of our inner lives.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
28 Oct. 2025
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The stakes, too, are there in the background of these personal dramas—the city seemingly on the brink of explosion, its inextinguishable fires a dread-inducing bass line that won’t let up.—
Diana Arterian
July 30,
Literary Hub,
30 July 2025
Adjective
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The mantra presents the image of a ripe cucumber becoming untethered from its vine, evoking a deep desire for liberation from the physical world—a strong yearning for an unbounded, eternal, and therefore immortal condition.—
Andrés Muedano,
JSTOR Daily,
25 Mar. 2026
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That would be Marie’s immortal legacy.—
Jerry Shnay,
Chicago Tribune,
23 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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In more than 700 pages, CMS offers almost no ostomy-specific analysis, relying instead on extrapolation from other durable medical equipment and a single flawed ostomy data point to justify a policy affecting the roughly 1 million Americans living with an ostomy.—
Diego Schaps,
STAT,
1 Apr. 2026
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Materials should be comfortable, well-padded, durable and easy to clean, with waterproof options useful for outdoor or travel use.—
Maria Azzurra Volpe,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Apr. 2026
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“Indestructible.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/indestructible. Accessed 4 Apr. 2026.
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