as in stoic
not feeling or showing emotion
years of living behind bars had rendered him impassible
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Recent Examples of impassible
It’s been virtually cut off from the outside world because of impassible roads.
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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
The accident renewed the debate over crossing safety and led to some experimentation in placing impassible barriers at crossings instead of gates.
1950: An aardvark brought to the Brookfield Zoo from South Africa became only the second creature of its kind held in captivity in the United States.
—Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 23 Feb. 2025
The set-up has grown increasingly hostile over time, and became an impassible roadblock when the Lerner family tried to sell the Nationals back in 2022.
—Scott Soshnick, Sportico.com, 4 Mar. 2025
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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
The accident renewed the debate over crossing safety and led to some experimentation in placing impassible barriers at crossings instead of gates.
1950: An aardvark brought to the Brookfield Zoo from South Africa became only the second creature of its kind held in captivity in the United States.
—Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 23 Feb. 2025
The set-up has grown increasingly hostile over time, and became an impassible roadblock when the Lerner family tried to sell the Nationals back in 2022.
—Scott Soshnick, Sportico.com, 4 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for impassible
Adjective
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Researchers say that because boys still face the expectation to be stoic, their struggles more often show up in their behavior.—
Claire Cain Miller,
New York Times,
13 May 2025
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Josh Duhamel portrays Staten Kirkland, a stoic rancher fighting to save his family’s land and legacy in the Netflix drama series Ransom Canyon.—
Dana Feldman,
Forbes.com,
13 May 2025
Adjective
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But my neighbor, impassive, lethargically tapped his forefinger against his Post.—
Vinson Cunningham,
New Yorker,
5 May 2025
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The tone and point of view were lofty, sharp-eyed, seemingly impassive.—
Adam Gopnik,
The New Yorker,
10 Feb. 2025
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“Impassible.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/impassible. Accessed 23 May. 2025.
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