as in invincible
incapable of being defeated, overcome, or subdued
typically teenagers suppose themselves to be invulnerable, so they take needless risks
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Recent Examples of invulnerable
Even Superman wasn’t invulnerable to Wertham’s criticism.
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Vasilis K. Pozios, HollywoodReporter, 18 July 2025
The invulnerable | 2024 | France | Lucas Bacle | While caring for his ailing father, Marcus, 17, has only a few days left to submit the short film needed to apply for his dream film school.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 25 June 2025
No sooner has this block of exposition concluded than a cyberattack cripples every system in the U.S.A., including all the ones that had been thought invulnerable.
—Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 20 Feb. 2025
Lila, so often implacable and invulnerable, is scared and uncertain.
—Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 30 Sep. 2024
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Vasilis K. Pozios, HollywoodReporter, 18 July 2025
The invulnerable | 2024 | France | Lucas Bacle | While caring for his ailing father, Marcus, 17, has only a few days left to submit the short film needed to apply for his dream film school.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 25 June 2025
No sooner has this block of exposition concluded than a cyberattack cripples every system in the U.S.A., including all the ones that had been thought invulnerable.
—Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 20 Feb. 2025
Lila, so often implacable and invulnerable, is scared and uncertain.
—Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 30 Sep. 2024
See All Example Sentences for invulnerable
Recent Examples of Synonyms for invulnerable
Adjective
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But every time you’re done lifting, your brain feels invincible.—
Kristen Rogers,
CNN Money,
1 Sep. 2025
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Here in California, our once-invincible white collar economy is beginning to shatter.—
Michael Bernick,
Forbes.com,
27 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
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
Adjective
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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
Adjective
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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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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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“Invulnerable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/invulnerable. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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