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
None of us is invulnerable, not even a hero like Odysseus.
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Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 28 July 2025
Even Superman wasn’t invulnerable to Wertham’s criticism.
—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
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Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 28 July 2025
Even Superman wasn’t invulnerable to Wertham’s criticism.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for invulnerable
Adjective
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Justin Thomas, who looked hopelessly lost on Friday morning, sank a putt on the 18th hole to defeat the seemingly invincible Tommy Fleetwood.—
Kyle Feldscher,
CNN Money,
28 Sep. 2025
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Banner headlines pound away at us that vibe coding is invincible and the cat’s meow.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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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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During his campaign in August 2024, Trump spoke behind a bulletproof glass enclosure in Asheboro, N. C., five weeks after an assassination attempt in Butler, Penn.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
23 Sep. 2025
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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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The armored vehicle was presented with its bulletproof exterior painted in hunter green.—
Keenan Thompson,
USA Today,
25 Sep. 2025
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There were regular cars, race cars, super cars, hyper cars, emergency vehicles, a military armored personnel carrier and a semitruck.—
Keenan Thompson,
Freep.com,
24 Sep. 2025
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Doing enough makes Atsu feel nearly unstoppable after the first chapter, giving players a sense of mastery and growth.—
Gieson Cacho,
Mercury News,
26 Sep. 2025
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But that requires killing Vilgefortz (Mahesh Jadu), the seemingly unstoppable sorcerer with a nefarious plot to reshape the world who is also hunting the Cintran princess.—
Nick Romano,
Entertainment Weekly,
25 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Smith rushed home another score during the third quarter, and the Golden Bulls only padded their insurmountable lead.—
Shane Connuck,
Charlotte Observer,
28 Sep. 2025
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Facing an insurmountable lead, Benbrook added a fourth quarter score, a 13 yard rush from Quentin Thomas.—
Charles Baggarly,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
27 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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The film picks up only seven months after the conclusion of Downton Abbey: A New Era, taking audiences into a new decade and a world without the indomitable presence of the Dowager Countess, Violet Crawley.—
Mekishana Pierre September 11,
EW.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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Titipol Phakdeewanich, a political science professor at Ubon Ratchathani University, said that despite the jailing and Shinawatra family's declining influence, the indomitable Thaksin would still attempt to call the shots in politics.—
Panarat Thepgumpanat,
USA Today,
9 Sep. 2025
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“Invulnerable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/invulnerable. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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