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Synonyms & Antonyms of impervious
1
not allowing penetration (as by gas, liquid, or light)
- the material for this coat is supposed to be impervious to rain
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- airtight,
- hermetic
- (also hermetical),
- leakproof,
- watertight
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2
impossible to get through or into
- the rain forest is impervious to all but the most dedicated explorers
Synonyms for impervious
- impassable
- (also impassible),
- impenetrable,
- impermeable,
- impregnable
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The first known use of impervious was in 1615
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