unsubduableadj.
(un- prefix1 1b.)
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the world > action or operation > prosperity > success > mastery or superiority > [adjective] > not overcome or overwhelmed > that cannot be
insuperablec1340
unvanquishablea1382
unexpugnable1382
invincible1482
unsuperable1526
inexpugnablea1535
unvincible1554
impugnable1570
conquerless1595
invictivea1607
inaccessible?1611
unsubduable1611
insuppressivea1616
inexsuperable1623
undefeatablea1640
unconquerable1642
irreducible1858
tower-proof1858
insubduable1866
uncrushable1873
unwinnable1972
1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Invincible,..vnsubduable, vnconquerable.
1622 W. Whately Gods Husbandry (new ed.) ii. 108 The most mischievous,..and but by his strength vnsubduable corruptions of their nature.
1810 R. Southey Curse of Kehama xviii. 197 Her Father's eye..spake..Stern patience, unsubduable by pain.
1841 T. Carlyle On Heroes iv. 230 Unsubduable granite, piercing far and wide into the Heavens.
1878 P. Bayne Chief Actors Puritan Revol. xi. 499 An unsubduable capacity to make the best of things.
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