as in insuperable
incapable of being defeated, overcome, or subdued
the familiar story of the underdog who ultimately triumphs despite insurmountable odds
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Recent Examples of insurmountable
Legendary British rocker Ozzy Osbourne has died at 76, leaving in his wake an insurmountable legacy in the heavy metal genre.
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Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 23 July 2025
But handing the post to him in this fashion would confer an almost insurmountable edge.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 13 July 2025
Between comparatively high mortgage rates and skyrocketing home prices, the weight of buying a home feels insurmountable for Gen Z and millennials.
—Sydney Lake, Fortune, 23 July 2025
Companies that successfully automate their operations while competitors struggle with manual processes will gain compound advantages that may prove insurmountable.
—Josipa Majic Predin, Forbes.com, 14 July 2025
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Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 23 July 2025
But handing the post to him in this fashion would confer an almost insurmountable edge.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 13 July 2025
Between comparatively high mortgage rates and skyrocketing home prices, the weight of buying a home feels insurmountable for Gen Z and millennials.
—Sydney Lake, Fortune, 23 July 2025
Companies that successfully automate their operations while competitors struggle with manual processes will gain compound advantages that may prove insurmountable.
—Josipa Majic Predin, Forbes.com, 14 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for insurmountable
Recent Examples of Synonyms for insurmountable
Adjective
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Raise the stakes, place insuperable obstacles before the protagonist, have the protagonist somehow surmount them while becoming braver and better.—
Adam Gopnik,
New Yorker,
9 June 2025
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Cohen overcomes the virtually insuperable challenge by asking the Hong Kong police to present him with any escapee from the PRC, even those found floating in the harbor.—
Melik Kaylan,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2025
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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Smartly, Chad Stahelski, Len Wiseman Shay Hatten allow Ana de Armas ample room to establish a presence for Eve in the world of John Wick that’s just as indomitable as Reeves’.—
Tim Lammers,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2025
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The Chinese empire had long been regarded as fearsome and indomitable, but not anymore.—
Sam Kelly,
Time,
8 July 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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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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The film starts on the morning of February 17 2003, when detectives from Antwerp’s infamous ‘Diamond Squad’ were called to investigate the night-time robbery of an allegedly impregnable vault in the middle of the Belgian city, which is nicknamed the City of Diamonds.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
16 July 2025
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