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also impassible
as in dense
impossible to get through or into
the road was impassable until snowplows cleared it
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as in stoic
not feeling or showing emotion
years of living behind bars had rendered him impassible
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Recent Examples of impassable
Bloomberg, 26 Apr. 2026
In Aurora, the Prairie Path was flooded and impassible between Route 25 and Illinois Avenue, according to the park district’s news release on Friday.
—Aurora Beacon-News, Chicago Tribune, 24 Apr. 2026
Gavon Laessig, NBC news, 27 Nov. 2025
In Delaware and New Jersey, particularly the southern part of the state, coastal flooding could get bad enough to cause some roads to become impassible and some structures to flood, according to the National Weather Service in Mount Holly, New Jersey.
—Mary Gilbert, CNN Money, 11 Oct. 2025
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Adjective
Oil rose after efforts to resume peace talks over the Iran war stalled, with the Strait of Hormuz remaining virtually impassable, extending disruptions in the Middle East that have roiled global markets.
—Bloomberg, 26 Apr. 2026
In Aurora, the Prairie Path was flooded and impassible between Route 25 and Illinois Avenue, according to the park district’s news release on Friday.
—Aurora Beacon-News, Chicago Tribune, 24 Apr. 2026
Adjective
This front will bring heavy snow to areas downwind of the Great Lakes, which could severely impact travel until Saturday and make some roads impassible.
—Gavon Laessig, NBC news, 27 Nov. 2025
In Delaware and New Jersey, particularly the southern part of the state, coastal flooding could get bad enough to cause some roads to become impassible and some structures to flood, according to the National Weather Service in Mount Holly, New Jersey.
—Mary Gilbert, CNN Money, 11 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for impassable
Adjective
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Plants form a dense tuft of stiff grass-like foliage.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
19 May 2026
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Along the way, the grade grows dramatically, temperatures drop, and the views and climate zones shift from dense forest to alpine tundra.—
Travel + Leisure Editors,
Travel + Leisure,
19 May 2026
Adjective
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Rai put an exclamation point on his championship day with a birdie putt on 17 from nearly 70 feet, which only elicited a subtle fist pump from the stoic Englishman.—
Kevin Dotson,
CNN Money,
17 May 2026
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During rare lapses, Gilgeous-Alexander has stayed stoic.—
Mark Medina,
Forbes.com,
17 May 2026
Adjective
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Then, style it with jeans to hit the town for drinks with your closest friends.—
Caroline Hughes,
Travel + Leisure,
20 May 2026
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Here, over a dozen or so hammocks hang from palm trees, swaying just over the water, close enough to dip your toes.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
19 May 2026
Adjective
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Bakri’s face is impassive and exhausted during this casual debasement, his voice low, and his tone deadpan, as though Salim has been forced to do all this a million times before.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
24 Mar. 2026
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Dressed in a blue sweatshirt and surrounded by court officers, Henderson remained impassive.—
Corky Siemaszko,
NBC news,
7 Mar. 2026
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In his view, a perspective from an external lens adds dimensionality to problems that may have become impervious or desensitized within a department.—
Daniel Fusch,
USA Today,
18 May 2026
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The drug, daraxonrasib, works by targeting KRAS, a protein inside the cancer cells that was previously considered to be impervious.—
Cara Lynn Shultz,
PEOPLE,
14 May 2026
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When faced with a unified, impenetrable front that raises the geopolitical costs of his disruption, Trump simply moves on.—
Jeffrey Sonnenfeld,
Time,
11 May 2026
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Elite defenses have increasingly tested and thwarted Denver’s once-impenetrable two-man game in the playoff moments that often steer front offices in their decision-making.—
Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
1 May 2026
Adjective
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The spongy material is mostly made of air, yet nearly impermeable to both air and liquid.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
29 Apr. 2026
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The outer layer hardened and became impermeable.—
Catherina Gioino,
Fortune,
11 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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The multiple attacks could be a major victory for the jihadis in a city seen as impregnable, despite attackers often targeting troops and villages on the outskirts of the city.—
Haruna Umar,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Mar. 2026
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The multiple attacks could be seen as a major victory for the jihadis in a city seen as impregnable despite the jihadis often targeting troops and villages on the outskirts of the city.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
16 Mar. 2026
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“Impassable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/impassable. Accessed 23 May. 2026.
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