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
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.
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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
The storm left 1,467 roads impassible, NCDOT said, cutting off several communities from the outside world.
—Luciana Perez Uribe Guinassi, Charlotte Observer, 22 Sep. 2025
Low water crossings on San Pedro Road and River Road will likely become impassible with dangerous swift flowing water.
—Arizona Republic, AZCentral.com, 14 Aug. 2025
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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
The storm left 1,467 roads impassible, NCDOT said, cutting off several communities from the outside world.
—Luciana Perez Uribe Guinassi, Charlotte Observer, 22 Sep. 2025
Low water crossings on San Pedro Road and River Road will likely become impassible with dangerous swift flowing water.
—Arizona Republic, AZCentral.com, 14 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for impassible
Adjective
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The wild creatures are unfazed, standing like stoic guardians of the canyon.—
Julia Sayers Gokhale,
Midwest Living,
1 June 2026
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For example, a person who is protective may at first appear stoic and professional, yet the behaviors are a cover for the lack of vulnerability.—
Mary Crossan,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2026
Adjective
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Unlike the coolly impassive Pop artists, the Who weren’t afraid to get personal, or to let their art echo the anxious, kinky, maladjusted yammering in their own heads.—
Jeremy Lybarger,
Artforum,
2 June 2026
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Her face remained impassive even as tears formed and began to travel down her cheek.—
Nabih Bulos,
Los Angeles Times,
24 May 2026
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“Impassible.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/impassible. Accessed 9 Jun. 2026.
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