impregnableness

noun

as in invincibleness

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  1. inviolability
  2. invulnerability
  3. invincibility
  4. shelter
  5. refuge
  6. retreat
  7. asylum
Noun
  • Sustainable peace must be anchored in the UN Charter, the Budapest Memorandum, and the inviolability of sovereign borders.
    — Gordon G. Chang, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Aug. 2025
  • Presidential acts of forgiveness in America seldom rattle confidence in the integrity of the judicial system or the inviolability of the rule of law.
    — The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 22 Jan. 2025
Definition of inviolability
Noun
  • Foremost among them was the American sense of invulnerability, which had survived lesser terrorist acts.
    — Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Once again, the nation’s defenses were down, beguiled by a presumption of invulnerability.
    — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 7 Sep. 2026
Definition of invulnerability
Noun
  • Participants, mostly males 14 to 20 years old, are drawn to the thrills of the jump amplified by social media and anchored by a feeling of invincibility.
    — Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2026
  • To have any hope of competing against the Premier League champions, Chelsea’s vaunted front three had to demonstrate that a Gunners defence which has carried its aura of invincibility into the opening weeks of this new season could be made to bleed.
    — Jack Lang, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
Definition of invincibility
Noun
  • Some families planned to head to shelters in Ciudad Constitucion, about 37 miles away, while dozens of people elsewhere in the state were evacuated.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 29 Sep. 2026
  • The non-profit operates the shelter under contract with the city’s Department of Homeless Services.
    — Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of shelter
Noun
  • While there is an on-site restaurant, bar, meeting house, freshwater pool, and gift shop, the grounds themselves are rustic, palm tree-lined, and a refuge for thousands of adorable, unobtrusive hermit crabs.
    — Joey Skladany, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Sep. 2026
  • The massive property would later serve as a temporary refuge for Prince Harry and Meghan Markle in 2020, after the couple stepped down from their royal duties.
    — India Roby, Architectural Digest, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of refuge
Noun
  • Other interior amenities include a 24-seat movie theater, and a primary retreat with dedicated massage and salon rooms, while the grounds boast multiple terraces and a large pool.
    — Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 2 Oct. 2026
  • His party’s retreat comes after a series of embarrassing election showings in which the far-right AfD made huge inroads.
    — Ashley Gold, semafor.com, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of retreat
Noun
  • In recent years, Cambodian opposition leaders say they have been surveilled and jailed in Thailand, once a refuge for asylum seekers.
    — Shibani Mahtani, NPR, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Reker spent years in her role thereafter enduring death threats for her support of asylum seekers.
    — Ishaan Tharoor, New Yorker, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of asylum
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“Impregnableness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/impregnableness. Accessed 4 Oct. 2026.

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