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also impassible
as in close
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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Dan Perry, Newsweek, 13 Feb. 2025
The fleeing bear apparently had come to the foot of one of those vertical lava cliffs that make the walls of these canyons straight-sided and impassable in places.
—Frank C. Hibben, Outdoor Life, 13 Feb. 2025
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
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Adjective
Snowfall rates could make roads impassable in some areas, and gusty winds may lead to power outages.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 13 Feb. 2025
The fleeing bear apparently had come to the foot of one of those vertical lava cliffs that make the walls of these canyons straight-sided and impassable in places.
—Frank C. Hibben, Outdoor Life, 13 Feb. 2025
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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
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“Impassable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/impassable. Accessed 5 May. 2025.
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