as in invincible
incapable of being defeated, overcome, or subdued
typically teenagers suppose themselves to be invulnerable, so they take needless risks
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Recent Examples of invulnerable
Even Superman wasn’t invulnerable to Wertham’s criticism.
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Vasilis K. Pozios, HollywoodReporter, 18 July 2025
The invulnerable | 2024 | France | Lucas Bacle | While caring for his ailing father, Marcus, 17, has only a few days left to submit the short film needed to apply for his dream film school.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 25 June 2025
No sooner has this block of exposition concluded than a cyberattack cripples every system in the U.S.A., including all the ones that had been thought invulnerable.
—Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 20 Feb. 2025
Lila, so often implacable and invulnerable, is scared and uncertain.
—Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 30 Sep. 2024
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Vasilis K. Pozios, HollywoodReporter, 18 July 2025
The invulnerable | 2024 | France | Lucas Bacle | While caring for his ailing father, Marcus, 17, has only a few days left to submit the short film needed to apply for his dream film school.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 25 June 2025
No sooner has this block of exposition concluded than a cyberattack cripples every system in the U.S.A., including all the ones that had been thought invulnerable.
—Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 20 Feb. 2025
Lila, so often implacable and invulnerable, is scared and uncertain.
—Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 30 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for invulnerable
Adjective
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Accomplished at riding these vehicles and feeling invincible, I was shocked as anyone at the extent of damage to my right elbow as a result of the fall.—
Scott Kramer,
Forbes.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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The giant cactus is exceptionally resilient and long-lived—but not invincible.—
The Editors,
JSTOR Daily,
25 July 2025
Adjective
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Resilience is the key The word ‘resilient’ used to mean impregnable and capable of withstanding all challenges.—
David Parker,
Forbes.com,
31 July 2025
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One of the grandest occasions in golf was in 1930, when the great Bobby Jones won the British Amateur at St. Andrews and then captured the claret jug at Royal Liverpool on his way to winning the Grand Slam of that era — the impregnable quadrilateral, as it was called.—
Doug Ferguson,
Chicago Tribune,
16 July 2025
Adjective
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Its applications include protective motorcycle gear, hockey neck guards that will prevent cuts from skates and even bulletproof vests.—
Ian Servantes,
Footwear News,
5 Aug. 2025
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The Blue Ash woman is seen wearing what appears to be a type of black tactical, possibly bulletproof vest and had a helmet nearby.—
David Ferrara,
The Enquirer,
2 July 2025
Adjective
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Authorities confirmed that seven members of the police motor brigade who were linked to the incident have been detained and questioned, though the driver of the armored vehicle has not yet been identified.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
29 Aug. 2025
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The Chicago operation could involve as many as 200 Department of Homeland Security officials, armored vehicles, and the use of a naval base outside the city as a staging area.—
Terry Collins,
USA Today,
29 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Read these 7 books for an unstoppable entrepreneurial mindset Everything seems impossible until someone does it.—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes.com,
20 Aug. 2025
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Will that give him unstoppable superpowers in the game?—
Dalton Ross,
EW.com,
20 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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With Red Sox closer Aroldis Chapman — who had not allowed a run or even a hit in his last 11 appearances covering 10 2/3 innings — coming in for the bottom of the ninth, a 2-0 deficit would have seemed insurmountable.—
Jon Vankin,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 Aug. 2025
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However, Reyes said, the financial problem currently is insurmountable.—
Steven Mihailovich,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
21 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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The seemingly unconquerable fig butterwort (Ficaria verna) invades lowland valleys where seasonal floods carry little broken off bits downstream to sprout anywhere and everywhere.—
Paul Cappiello,
The Courier-Journal,
15 Aug. 2025
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Mountains as towering, imposing and seemingly unconquerable landscapes have been metaphorically linked to power and challenge.—
Jenny Hall,
CNN Money,
14 May 2025
Adjective
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Though singer-songwriter and countercultural icon Marianne Faithfull died earlier this year, at the age of 78, this witty, provocative, and playfully post-modern docu-bio is sure to keep her indomitable spirit alive.—
Damon Wise,
Deadline,
30 Aug. 2025
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Roc is at his best skillfully weaving internal and external rhymes together, crafting scenes of his charmed life as an indomitable hustler who can’t be shown up, intimidated, or outrhymed.—
Andre Gee,
Rolling Stone,
8 Aug. 2025
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“Invulnerable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/invulnerable. Accessed 3 Sep. 2025.
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