Synonyms of impassable

impassable 1 of 2

adjective (1)

(ˌ)im-ˈpa-sə-bəl 

variants also impassible

as in close

impossible to get through or into

the road was impassable until snowplows cleared it

Synonyms & Similar Words

• close
• impervious
• frozen
• impenetrable
• impermeable
• impregnable
• dense
• compressed
• thick
• compact
• tight
• tough
• substantial
• solid
• sturdy
• rigid
• hard
• condensed
• inflexible
• stiff
• unyielding
• firm
• unbending

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• permeable
• passable
• negotiable
• soft
• penetrable
• elastic
• flexible
• giving
• malleable
• porous
• pliable
• yielding
• squishy
• absorbent
• bendable

impassible

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adjective (2)

(ˌ)im-ˈpa-sə-bəl 

as in stoic

not feeling or showing emotion

years of living behind bars had rendered him impassible

Synonyms & Similar Words

• stoic
• impassive
• calm
• enigmatical
• stoical
• bland
• passionless
• numb
• enigmatic
• emotionless
• phlegmatic
• stolid
• unemotional
• apathetic
• detached
• undemonstrative
• empty
• affectless
• dry
• collected
• reserved
• cold
• unmoved
• cold-blooded
• composed
• imperturbable
• blank
• unflappable
• wooden
• dispassionate
• cool
• inscrutable
• impenetrable
• expressionless
• inexpressive
• vacant
• taciturn
• aloof
• objective
• unresponsive
• unconcerned
• pitiless
• impersonal
• deadpan
• indifferent
• inconsiderate
• thoughtless
• unsentimental
• stone-faced
• bloodless
• insensible
• reticent
• unfeeling
• hard-hearted
• straight-faced

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• emotional
• impassioned
• passionate
• vehement
• fervent
• demonstrative
• fervid
• passional
• fiery
• burning
• enthusiastic
• zealous
• flaming
• ardent
• red-hot
• blazing
• dramatic
• mushy
• glowing
• sentimental
• sympathetic
• mawkish
• gung ho
• hot-blooded
• responsive
• melodramatic
• compassionate
• reactive
• warm-blooded
• sensitive
• histrionic
• perfervid
• maudlin
• gushing
• overheated
• overemotional

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of impassable

Adjective

In the race to get to safety on Tuesday, roadways became impassable when scores of people abandoned their vehicles and fled on foot, some toting suitcases. —Matthew Knight, Tony Kurzweil, The Hill, 8 Jan. 2025

The storms rendered some roads impassable, damaged buildings and knocked out power to hundreds of thousands of homes and businesses. —Joe Hernandez, NPR, 17 Feb. 2025

Adjective

It’s been virtually cut off from the outside world because of impassible roads. —Andy Kalmowitz / Jalopnik, Quartz, 30 Sep. 2024

Back in 2022, when the Lerner family tried to do just that, the media dispute proved an impassible roadblock, Sportico previously reported. —Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 3 Sep. 2019