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[ in-vuhl-ner-uh-buhl ] / ɪnˈvʌl nər ə bəl / SEE SYNONYMS FOR invulnerable ON THESAURUS.COM
adjectiveincapable of being wounded, hurt, or damaged. proof against or immune to attack: A strong navy made Great Britain invulnerable. not open to denial or disproof: an invulnerable argument. Origin of invulnerableFrom the Latin word invulnerābilis, dating back to 1585–95. See in-3, vulnerable OTHER WORDS FROM invulnerablein·vul·ner·a·bil·i·ty, in·vul·ner·a·ble·ness, nounin·vul·ner·a·bly, adverbWords nearby invulnerableinvolutional melancholia, involutional psychosis, involve, involved, invt., invulnerable, invultuation, in wait, in waiting, inwale, inwall Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for invulnerableTheir love is legendary, powerful, and unique, but not invulnerable. Postpartum Stigma: Why My Patient Committed Suicide|Jean Kim|August 5, 2014|DAILY BEAST This impressive record of political consolidation, however, does not leave it invulnerable. The ISIS Caliphate’s Frightening First Month|Charlie Winter|July 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST They do not think they are invulnerable to criticism or that history will guarantee them success. What It Takes to Fight the Terrorists|Ursula Wilder|January 27, 2013|DAILY BEAST Not only was she invulnerable to bullets and clubs; she had apparently drunk the elixir of eternal life. ‘The Lady and the Peacock’: Peter Popham’s Biography Reveals the Real Aung San Suu Kyi|Peter Popham|March 29, 2012|DAILY BEAST
The age of sexting is as addictive as the age of the hot pants if you believe yourself to be invulnerable. Weinergate: Sex, Lies and a Classic Scandal|Clive Irving|June 9, 2011|DAILY BEAST The Japanese ships seemed to be invulnerable in their vital parts. Banzai!|Ferdinand Heinrich Grautoff They tried to tease Pete on the afternoons performance that evening, but Pete was invulnerable to gibes. On Your Mark!|Ralph Henry Barbour Nor are shrewd men the hardest to take in; they rely on their strength: invulnerable heroes are necessarily the bravest. Tomlinsoniana|Edward Bulwer-Lytton It is the youthfulness of the soul that, in the truly adorable woman, is invulnerable. Old Familiar Faces|Theodore Watts-Dunton But as there is no attack on his shores, there is no proof that they are invulnerable. The Celt and Saxon, Complete|George Meredith
British Dictionary definitions for invulnerable/ (ɪnˈvʌlnərəbəl, -ˈvʌlnrəbəl) /
adjectiveincapable of being wounded, hurt, damaged, etc, either physically or emotionally incapable of being damaged or capturedan invulnerable fortress Derived forms of invulnerableinvulnerability or invulnerableness, nouninvulnerably, 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 invulnerableimpenetrable, indestructible, unbeatable, impregnable, untouchable, impassable, bulletproof, powerful, secure, strong |