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unabsorbable

unabsorbable

8.4
Not able to be taken in by a system or organization
  • adjective
  • /ˌʌnəbˈzɔrbəbl/
translation icon : no absorbible
  • The sudden expenses were unabsorbable by the department's limited budget.

Examples

  • Some changes in the market proved unabsorbable for smaller companies.

  • This material is unabsorbable.

  • The loss was so great that it became unabsorbable within the current financial year.

  • The coating is unabsorbable.

  • Many plastics are classified as unabsorbable materials that do not break down in the environment.

  • Certain types of minerals can be unabsorbable by the body, rendering them ineffective in dietary supplements.

  • Some medications remain unabsorbable in the digestive system, which limits their effectiveness.

Synonyms

unassimilable
vsunabsorbable
9.1

Hard to become accepted into a group or culture

assumes total inability rather than mere strong difficulty of integration
inassimilable
vsunabsorbable
9.9

Unable to become part of a group, culture, or system

focuses on systems or processes rather than cultural or language adaptation
nonintegrable
vsunabsorbable
9.9

Cannot be added to a larger system or product

is about not being taken into an organization or process
nonabsorbable
vsunabsorbable
  • Specialized
6.1

Not able to be taken in by the body or by materials

refers to inability to enter systems or processes rather than physical uptake

Antonyms

absorbable
1 4.6

Able to go into a material through its surface, for example skin or fabric

assimilable
  • Specialized
1 8.1

A substance the body can absorb and use

How Absorbable

integrated
2 3.8
absorbable
1 4.6
unabsorbable
8.4

Surface Forms

unabsorbable positive

Morphology

unabsorbable = absorbable (transparent) = un + absorb + able

Formed by prefixing 'un-' (negation) to 'absorbable' ('absorb' + '-able'), a clear negation of ability to be absorbed.

Etymology

Unabsorbable breaks into un- 'not' and absorb 'to take in'. So it means something a system, budget, or organization cannot take in or handle, like a sponge that is already too full to hold more water.