as in invulnerable
incapable of being defeated, overcome, or subdued
an invincible wrestler who has never lost a match
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Recent Examples of invincible
At the premiere of The Godfather in 1972, Evans felt utterly invincible.
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Hadley Hall Meares, Vanity Fair, 9 Feb. 2026
Jim has always hovered over the abyss with a smile, drunken and invincible, always making people laugh.
—Literary Hub, 28 Jan. 2026
What has made the difference between, say, being very good and often appearing invincible is a transfer portal that has yielded two quarterbacks in as many years that are/were in the top two nationally in pass efficiency.
—Tom Layberger, Forbes.com, 16 Jan. 2026
Despite often appearing invincible on the tennis court, Djokovic confesses to one major weakness off it.
—Jonathan Thompson, Travel + Leisure, 14 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for invincible
Hadley Hall Meares, Vanity Fair, 9 Feb. 2026
Jim has always hovered over the abyss with a smile, drunken and invincible, always making people laugh.
—Literary Hub, 28 Jan. 2026
What has made the difference between, say, being very good and often appearing invincible is a transfer portal that has yielded two quarterbacks in as many years that are/were in the top two nationally in pass efficiency.
—Tom Layberger, Forbes.com, 16 Jan. 2026
Despite often appearing invincible on the tennis court, Djokovic confesses to one major weakness off it.
—Jonathan Thompson, Travel + Leisure, 14 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for invincible
Recent Examples of Synonyms for invincible
Adjective
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Still, like any good soldier, Meredith wasn’t going to be discouraged by a bunch of invulnerable avian tanks.—
Tom Hawking,
Popular Science,
25 Feb. 2026
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That is partly because no other power had enjoyed America’s unique circumstances—largely invulnerable to foreign invasion, because of its strength and its distance from the other great powers, and thus able to deploy force thousands of miles from home without leaving itself at risk.—
Robert Kagan,
The Atlantic,
18 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Max Verstappen snatched the torch from Lewis Hamilton and became one of the most unstoppable Formula 1 drivers in the sport from 2021 to 2024.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
29 Mar. 2026
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Then Smith became virtually unstoppable.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
28 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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The seemingly unconquerable fig butterwort (Ficaria verna) invades lowland valleys where seasonal floods carry little broken off bits downstream to sprout anywhere and everywhere.—
Paul Cappiello,
The Courier-Journal,
15 Aug. 2025
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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
Adjective
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Ethan Ampadu was indomitable in the middle, while Calvert-Lewin tirelessly ran the channels, kept Palace defenders honest and tried to provide a platform when United cleared their lines.—
Beren Cross,
New York Times,
16 Mar. 2026
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Dengler endured endless torture and other miseries — escaping from prison was just the beginning of his ordeal in the jungle — but Bale plays him as a determined optimist, an indomitable spirit that cannot be crushed.—
Tim Grierson,
Vulture,
7 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Orlando is tied for ninth in the Eastern Conference, two games behind the Toronto Raptors for the sixth and final automatic playoff berth with an almost-insurmountable nine-game lead over the Milwaukee Bucks and Chicago Bulls for the final play-in spot.—
Jason Anderson,
Sacbee.com,
26 Mar. 2026
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His five-point lead over Kagiyama and Siao after the short program seemed insurmountable.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
26 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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The multiple attacks could be a major victory for the jihadis in a city seen as impregnable, despite attackers often targeting troops and villages on the outskirts of the city.—
Haruna Umar,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Mar. 2026
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The multiple attacks could be seen as a major victory for the jihadis in a city seen as impregnable despite the jihadis often targeting troops and villages on the outskirts of the city.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
16 Mar. 2026
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Besides abstaining from booze, scientists also don’t have a bulletproof way to prevent hangovers.—
Lauren J. Young,
Scientific American,
17 Mar. 2026
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Warsh's theory of inflation is designed to make an essentially bulletproof case for cuts in this economy, unless something changes drastically.—
Matt Peterson,
CNBC,
5 Mar. 2026
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But the forces being deployed are light infantry, units that lack the large armored vehicles, including tanks, that typically underpin sustained ground offensives.—
Chris Boccia,
ABC News,
27 Mar. 2026
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When deployed, the dispensers release hundreds of mines over a wide zone, creating an obstacle designed to damage armored vehicles or restrict their movement.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
27 Mar. 2026
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“Invincible.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/invincible. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.
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