INDESTRUCTIBLE Synonyms: 33 Similar and Opposite Words

indestructible

adjective

ˌin-di-ˈstrək-tə-bəl

Definition of indestructible

as in enduring

impossible to destroy diamonds are widely considered to be indestructible because they are one of the hardest known substances

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Recent Examples of indestructible The Soundcore Boom 2 Plus gives you the best of both worlds, pairing peak bass power with indestructible floatable waterproofing. — Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 13 Aug. 2026 Today, as in the ‘90s, lucky bamboo remain popular houseplants thanks to their nearly indestructible reputations. — Abby Monteil, The Spruce, 12 Aug. 2026 And then there’s the indestructible, indefatigable Rolling Stones. — Marc Ballon, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2026 Lately, Klassen has brought those anthropomorphic gifts to board books, those indestructible literary objects that are larger than a cellphone and smaller than a tablet and far better than either for your child’s attention span, mood, and gums. — Casey Cep, New Yorker, 7 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for indestructible

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But one of the things to wonder at amid the good vibes is whether a different, more coherent, more sober scene would have been more meaningful, more enduring.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2026
No Bad Memories appears to extend the Avalanches’ enduring, sample-minded sensibility into a meditation on the sounds that surround us every day.

— SPIN Staff, SPIN, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of enduring

Adjective

Our collective bond, which once felt imperishable, began to decompose without the movable feasts that had sustained and renewed it.

— Thomas Chatterton Williams, The Atlantic, 11 July 2026
Between July 2, 1935, and February 10, 1942, Holiday, backed by Teddy Wilson and his band, logged twenty-one studio sessions, yielding around seventy imperishable songs.

— Nick Bowlin, Harper's Magazine, 24 Mar. 2024

Definition of imperishable

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Now in his early nineties, Gregory (My Dinner with André, NYFF19) shows no sign of slowing down, as evidenced by this delightful, enormously moving document of his inextinguishable creative spark.

— Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 11 Aug. 2026
Aside from virtually inextinguishable flames fueled by molten pitch, the payloads likely included toxic ingredients like camphor and arsenic.

— Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 14 May 2026

Definition of inextinguishable

Adjective

Those that treat it as a workflow, training-data and clinician-oversight problem are better positioned to get durable value out of it while still managing the residual risk.

— Pat Williams, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026
Back in the early spring, the idea of subtracting a durable 33-game starter (and a former second-round pick) from a defensive line that seemed to be an area of major concern for the Bears would have been unthinkable.

— Dan Wiederer, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026

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