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
  • So a team at Anthropic thought Claude, free of mortality and blessed with superhuman invulnerability to boredom, should have a go.
    — Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Iran lost military capacity, strategic leverage, economic flexibility and the illusion of invulnerability.
    — Shaun McCutcheon, The Orlando Sentinel, 29 June 2026
Definition of invulnerability
Noun
  • Winning streaks bring a life of their own to a clubhouse, each day presenting another opportunity to extend the joy and methodically build a feeling of invincibility.
    — Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 23 July 2026
  • The question now is if that mood was indicative of the vibes around this US team changing ahead of the knockout stages now that the bubble of invincibility has been popped.
    — Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 26 June 2026
Definition of invincibility
Noun
  • Residents in five municipalities in eastern Latvia were warned about the threat to airspace and told to take shelter.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Astronauts hiding in the shelter wouldn’t be able to move around or perform mission operations.
    — Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of shelter
Noun
  • And in Oahu, officials opened eight hurricane refuge areas as public facilities like the Honolulu Zoo shuttered.
    — Dalia Faheid, CNN Money, 15 Aug. 2026
  • An era before automation and platform economics reads, for a generation with this profile, as a psychological refuge.
    — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of refuge
Noun
  • Websites for ayahuasca retreats highlight the emotional and spiritual benefits of the nonstop vomiting that comes from ingesting the plant mixture.
    — T.M. Brown, CNN Money, 16 Aug. 2026
  • The Fireplace Shangri-la room is your own personal retreat, complete with an oversized soaking tub (big enough for even a tall girl like myself to enjoy) and separate shower.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of retreat
Noun
  • Lineker was also known for voicing his opinions on political and social issues, particularly the United Kingdom’s immigration and asylum policies.
    — Andrew Pereira, Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Leiva’s asylum appeal had been denied by a federal judge, ordering her removed.
    — Jake Shore, Sun Sentinel, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of asylum
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