impassably

Examples

• All

• Thick fog and fallen branches rendered the hiking trail impassably dangerous.

• After the storm, the river overflowed its banks, making the road impassably submerged.

• After the heavy snowfall, the mountain road was impassably blocked for several days.

• The road was impassably blocked by fallen trees.

• They found the river impassably wide after the storm.

• Due to heavy snowfall, the mountain pass remained impassably blocked for days, preventing any travel.

• The dense forest was so impassably thick that no one could find a way through it.

Synonyms

I

impenetrably

vsimpassably

1 8.9

Impossible to go through or understand

applies to being impossible to cross or overcome rather than only blocking entry

I

insurmountably

vsimpassably

1 8.8

In a way that cannot be overcome

also applies to being physically uncrossable, not only hard to deal with

I

insuperably

vsimpassably

• Formal

9.9

In a way that cannot be overcome

also applies to inability to be crossed or traveled through, not only defeat

I

impregnably

vsimpassably

9.9

In a way that no one can defeat or capture

focuses more on being impossible to cross or travel through than on resisting attack

U

unconquerably

vsimpassably

8.9

In a way that cannot be defeated

also covers inability to be crossed or traveled through, not only resistance to defeat

I

inaccessibly

vsimpassably

8.1

So hard to reach that few people can get to it

implies definite impossibility to cross or overcome rather than mere difficulty

Antonyms

T

traversable

1 5.7

People can cross it by walking or driving

C

crossable

3.5

Can be crossed by walking or driving

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology