as in unconquerable
incapable of being defeated, overcome, or subdued
an indomitable spirit was needed to endure the rigors of pioneer life
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Recent Examples of indomitable
Lamar’s indomitable reign has only intensified in the months since courtesy of his Grand National Stadium Tour alongside SZA.
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Carl Lamarre, Billboard, 7 July 2025
Jesse grew up poor and sickly, but his loving mother Margaret instilled in him an indomitable spirit to look at the world positively.
—Richard J. Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 July 2025
Thank you to our extraordinary military and our indomitable POTUS.
—Amalia Huot-Marchand, The Hill, 22 June 2025
Super Mario World Photo: Courtesy of Nintendo Of course, the one game that All-Stars doesn’t possess is the indomitable Super Mario World.
—Luke Winkie, Vulture, 18 June 2025
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Carl Lamarre, Billboard, 7 July 2025
Jesse grew up poor and sickly, but his loving mother Margaret instilled in him an indomitable spirit to look at the world positively.
—Richard J. Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 July 2025
Thank you to our extraordinary military and our indomitable POTUS.
—Amalia Huot-Marchand, The Hill, 22 June 2025
Super Mario World Photo: Courtesy of Nintendo Of course, the one game that All-Stars doesn’t possess is the indomitable Super Mario World.
—Luke Winkie, Vulture, 18 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for indomitable
Adjective
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Mountains as towering, imposing and seemingly unconquerable landscapes have been metaphorically linked to power and challenge.—
Jenny Hall,
CNN Money,
14 May 2025
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The Latin word Invictus means unconquerable or undefeated.—
Lissete Lanuza Sáenz,
StyleCaster,
18 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Accomplished at riding these vehicles and feeling invincible, I was shocked as anyone at the extent of damage to my right elbow as a result of the fall.—
Scott Kramer,
Forbes.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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The giant cactus is exceptionally resilient and long-lived—but not invincible.—
The Editors,
JSTOR Daily,
25 July 2025
Adjective
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Perfectionism often gets misunderstood as an unstoppable striving for excellence, a quality that many of us would love to (half-heartedly) lament.—
Caroline Mimbs Nyce,
New Yorker,
5 Aug. 2025
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Kafka is the master of bringing immoveable objects into contact with unstoppable forces and building traps that fit only one person or animal in creation.—
Jon Raymond
August 5,
Literary Hub,
5 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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As Republicans scramble in the aftermath, our campaign will continue to build insurmountable momentum needed to win next November.—
Kate Plummer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Aug. 2025
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At first glance, those numbers are insurmountable for a state that just closed the fiscal year with a $2.6 billion surplus equal to 10% of its entire General Fund.—
Keith M. Phaneuf,
Hartford Courant,
8 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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All are worthy, but the 69-year-old Brewery Bar II shows many of them up with its face-meltingly hot variety of the traditional stew, available in cups, bowls, take-out containers and atop Mexican dishes and combos — including its unbeatable crispy rellenos.—
John Wenzel,
Denver Post,
13 Aug. 2025
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The recycled polyester materials are extremely tough, and the warmth-to-weight ratio is unbeatable.—
Mary Beth Skylis,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Tanks, a helicopter, and armored vehicles alongside armed soldiers in a promotional screenshot for Battlefield 6.—
Oliver Brandt,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Aug. 2025
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The ship was one of the most heavily armored ever built.—
Jess Fleming,
Twin Cities,
3 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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But second-strike capabilities are not invulnerable.—
SAM WINTER-LEVY,
Foreign Affairs,
7 Aug. 2025
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Both have inspired a literature far out of proportion to the sordid events, perhaps because each holds a certain moral voltage: evidence that even the invulnerable can be undone, that anything can be fixed, and that anyone can be killed.—
Adam Gopnik,
New Yorker,
4 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Resilience is the key The word ‘resilient’ used to mean impregnable and capable of withstanding all challenges.—
David Parker,
Forbes.com,
31 July 2025
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One of the grandest occasions in golf was in 1930, when the great Bobby Jones won the British Amateur at St. Andrews and then captured the claret jug at Royal Liverpool on his way to winning the Grand Slam of that era — the impregnable quadrilateral, as it was called.—
Doug Ferguson,
Chicago Tribune,
16 July 2025
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“Indomitable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/indomitable. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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