Synonyms for insurmountable
- adjective
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Adjective
insuperable, unconquerable, impassable, invincible, indomitable, undefeatable, unovercomeable, unsurmountable dated rare
Definitions
- adj. 1
Incapable of being passed over, surmounted, or overcome; insuperable
Getting everybody to agree proved to be an insurmountable difficulty.
Example sentences
- invincible Tom was long considered an invincible warrior.
- impassable The roads are impassable because of the heavy snow.
- insuperable Tom's agoraphobia often seems like an insuperable challenge.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| insurmountable | steady | |
| invincible | rising | |
| impassable | steady | |
| unconquerable | steady | |
| insuperable | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 10 letters
- invincible4, impassable4
- 11 letters
- indomitable5, insuperable
- 12 letters
- undefeatable
- 13 letters
- unconquerable
- 14 letters
- unsurmountable, unovercomeable
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (invincible4 = 4 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- insurmontable
- Italiano
- insormontabile
- Español
- insuperable