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[ in-ser-moun-tuh-buhl ] / ˌɪn sərˈmaʊn tə bəl / SEE SYNONYMS FOR insurmountable ON THESAURUS.COM
adjectiveincapable of being surmounted, passed over, or overcome; insuperable: an insurmountable obstacle. Origin of insurmountableFirst recorded in 1690–1700; in-3 + surmountable OTHER WORDS FROM insurmountablein·sur·mount·a·bil·i·ty, in·sur·mount·a·ble·ness, nounin·sur·mount·a·bly, adverbWords nearby insurmountableinsurer, insurgence, insurgency, insurgent, insuring clause, insurmountable, insurrection, insurrectionary, insurrectionize, insusceptibility, insusceptible Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for insurmountableBut while the obstacles to evidence-based governance are formidable, they are not insurmountable. Can the U.S. Government Go Moneyball?|Peter Orszag, Jim Nussle|December 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST Each one seems a mile high, and the entire flight an insurmountable obstacle. You’re Never ‘Cured’ of an Eating Disorder|Carrie Arnold|December 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST That defeat was driven largely by Romney losing women voters by an insurmountable 11 points. Surprise! The GOP Closed the Gender Gap|Patricia Murphy|December 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST They do not reflect any intrinsic or insurmountable military advantage. Stop the ISIS War Before It Gets Worse!|Jeffrey Sachs, Michael Shank|September 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST
But as long as Wiegand clings to that title, he is up against a (most likely insurmountable) rhetorical challenge. ‘American Blogger’ Is So Bad, You’ll Wish It Was a Spoof|Andy Hinds|April 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST The place was not a feudal castle, but what he said was insurmountable truth. The Shuttle|Frances Hodgson Burnett And if the first obstacles are overcome, why should the others be insurmountable? The Ruins|C. F. [Constantin Francois de] Volney But the difficulties of most of the chronology are insurmountable. Apollonius of Tyana, the Philosopher-Reformer of the First Century A.D.|George Robert Stowe Mead Yes, I saw it from the beginning, and your talk about the insurmountable wall of middle-age did not deceive me. Visionaries|James Huneker Grant and John were off like a flash, however, and the advantage the red team enjoyed was not insurmountable by any means. The Go Ahead Boys in the Island Camp|Ross Kay
British Dictionary definitions for insurmountable
adjectiveincapable of being overcome; insuperable Derived forms of insurmountableinsurmountability or insurmountableness, nouninsurmountably, adverbCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to insurmountableinvincible, unbeatable, impregnable, hopeless, overwhelming, impassable, inaccessible, indomitable, ineluctable, insuperable, unconquerable, forget it, no way, no-win |