indomitable
/ɪnˈdɒmɪtəb(ə)l
/adjective
Impossible to subdue or defeat: a woman of indomitable spirit...
- This is an eloquent testimony to her determination, indomitable spirit and steadfast commitment to the cause.
- She is a woman with an indomitable spirit and unshakeable views.
- To be successful one should have a combination of curiosity, imagination and indomitable spirit.
Synonyms
invincible, unconquerable, unbeatable, unassailable, impregnable, invulnerable, unsurpassable, unshakeable;
indefatigable, unyielding, unbending, stalwart, stout-hearted, lionhearted, strong-willed, strong-minded, staunch, resolute, firm, steadfast, determined, intransigent, inflexible, adamant;
unflinching, courageous, brave, valiant, heroic, intrepid, fearless, plucky, mettlesome, gritty, steely
Derivatives
indomitability
/ noun ...- It wasn't in the least mawkish and in fact, said something profound to me about the indomitability of human spirit - Hazel's in particular.
- There is a core of indomitability about them which will inevitably see them right at some stage (watch this space - great things possibly lie in wait for them).
- She overcame them through conviction, self-confidence and indomitability.
indomitableness
- Were it a testimony to the indomitableness of human nature, it would be crushing.
- It also speaks to the indomitableness of the human spirit in the face of even the most severe restrictions.
- Of negligible military value, the revolt became a symbol of the indomitableness of the human spirit.
indomitably
/ adverb ...- For the next forty-five twilit years of eclipse, he was to carry on, a true Man of Letters, indomitably writing - in Nassau, Paris, and Menton.
- The photograph confirms what everyone knows: she was indomitable, indomitably feminine and a damned nuisance.
- They are mainly people marked by a harsh childhood, victims of a society which survived by dint of imposition and whose lives created an indomitably rebel spirit.
Origin
Mid 17th century (in the sense 'untameable'): from late Latin indomitabilis, from in- 'not' + Latin domitare 'to tame'.
‘Untameable’ was the early sense, from late Latin indomitabilis ‘not able to be tamed’.