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
For seven months, Dinkins had been focused on building a citywide coalition that could defeat the seemingly invincible Koch.
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Jonathan Mahler, Curbed, 1 Aug. 2025
Even a seemingly invincible person like Malcolm-Jamal Warner can die well before his time.
—Vinson Cunningham, New Yorker, 27 July 2025
The giant cactus is exceptionally resilient and long-lived—but not invincible.
—The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 25 July 2025
Even though these spaces feel invincible in the moment, they’re so easily taken away or criminalized.
—Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 25 June 2025
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Jonathan Mahler, Curbed, 1 Aug. 2025
Even a seemingly invincible person like Malcolm-Jamal Warner can die well before his time.
—Vinson Cunningham, New Yorker, 27 July 2025
The giant cactus is exceptionally resilient and long-lived—but not invincible.
—The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 25 July 2025
Even though these spaces feel invincible in the moment, they’re so easily taken away or criminalized.
—Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 25 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for invincible
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Luthor has always been an ingenious nemesis for the invulnerable Superman: a merely intelligent human, an evildoing Prometheus out to steal fire from our benevolent cape-wearing god.—
Derek Robertson,
The Washington Examiner,
8 Aug. 2025
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But second-strike capabilities are not invulnerable.—
SAM WINTER-LEVY,
Foreign Affairs,
7 Aug. 2025
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Steve Martin, Martin Short and Selena Gomez are seemingly unstoppable, and their building has a seemingly infinite number of murders in this Hulu mystery comedy.—
Kelly Lawler,
USA Today,
4 Sep. 2025
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How about unstoppable spending on the People’s Liberation Army?—
Jim Cramer,
CNBC,
3 Sep. 2025
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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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Though singer-songwriter and countercultural icon Marianne Faithfull died earlier this year, at the age of 78, this witty, provocative, and playfully post-modern docu-bio is sure to keep her indomitable spirit alive.—
Damon Wise,
Deadline,
30 Aug. 2025
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Roc is at his best skillfully weaving internal and external rhymes together, crafting scenes of his charmed life as an indomitable hustler who can’t be shown up, intimidated, or outrhymed.—
Andre Gee,
Rolling Stone,
8 Aug. 2025
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Yet, for a team whose defense hardly made any plays for months at a time last season and dug an insurmountable hole by never getting the lucky bounce or break in a zillion one-score losses, there were no apologies.—
Paul Dehner Jr,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
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Big Thief has endured both, and for years, their very survival seemed to suggest that no rupture was insurmountable.—
Emma Madden,
Pitchfork,
4 Sep. 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
Adjective
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Items procured in this manner included a bulletproof Escalade, high-end watches, and a 19-foot LED television.—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
15 Aug. 2025
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Its applications include protective motorcycle gear, hockey neck guards that will prevent cuts from skates and even bulletproof vests.—
Ian Servantes,
Footwear News,
5 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Tens of thousands of spectators in Beijing looked on as the People’s Republic unveiled laser weapons, nuclear ballistic missiles, and giant underwater drones alongside armored vehicles, tanks, and parading soldiers whose marching prowess put the rest of the world to shame.—
Kerry Brown,
Time,
4 Sep. 2025
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Chinese soldiers ride in armored vehicles during a military parade marking the 80th anniversary of the Allies' victory over Japan and the end of World War II, in Tiananmen Square on September 3, 2025, in Beijing, China.—
Brendan Cole,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Sep. 2025
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“Invincible.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/invincible. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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