Synonyms of impassible

impassible

adjective

(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
• numb
• passionless
• bland
• emotionless
• enigmatic
• phlegmatic
• stolid
• unemotional
• apathetic
• detached
• undemonstrative
• empty
• affectless
• dry
• collected
• unmoved
• composed
• cold-blooded
• reserved
• cold
• imperturbable
• blank
• unflappable
• wooden
• dispassionate
• vacant
• cool
• inscrutable
• impenetrable
• expressionless
• inexpressive
• taciturn
• aloof
• unresponsive
• unconcerned
• pitiless
• objective
• 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 impassible

The strait carries roughly 20% of the world’s oil, and has remained largely impassible during the war. — Garrett Downs, CNBC, 16 Mar. 2026

On some of the country’s biggest lakes, often hundreds of miles wide with no current, an unfavorable wind made a waterway impassible. — Outside, 7 Feb. 2026

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