unbreachable

Examples

• All

• The chasm between the two domes appears unbreachable.

  Academic text (1996)

• The rich in Spain remind me of those in Asia, that is, an unbreachable sense of entitlement combined with an iron resolve to keep their position and power come what may.

  Blog text (29)

• The Wall of Life had been deemed unbreachable by its builders.

  Pacific Rim (2013)

• I take it to mean that there's an unbreachable divide between youth.

  Blog text (1)

• First, the seemingly unbreachable line was actually frequently breached in certain domains in both countries.

  Academic text (2004)

• The first sort of social boundary, such as that of Arab/Jew and white/non-white, appears to be nearly unbreachable.

  Academic text (2004)

• He compares it to a stone wall, to an unbreachable obstacle, literally a dead end.

  Academic text (1995)

• The security system created an unbreachable barrier that kept intruders out.

• Their friendship seemed unbreachable, with trust built over many years.

• The fortress was built with walls designed to be unbreachable by enemy forces.

Synonyms

U

unbreakable

vsunbreachable

25 2.7

Very strong and hard to damage in normal use

is about stopping entry or passage rather than resisting damage

I

impenetrable

vsunbreachable

19 7.3

Not possible to enter or go through

is broader, also meaning impossible to be overcome or defeated

U

unassailable

vsunbreachable

11 8.0

So strong that no one can attack, defeat, or prove it wrong

includes physical resistance to entering or breaking through as well

U

unconquerable

vsunbreachable

4 7.3

Too strong for anyone to defeat

focuses also on being a physical barrier to entry or breach

U

untouchable

vsunbreachable

3 7.7

Too difficult for people to reach or get

is more about blocking physical entry or being overcome rather than attainability

I

insuperable

vsunbreachable

• Formal

2 9.1

So hard that no one can get past it

applies more to blocking entry or passage than to mere difficulty

U

undefeatable

vsunbreachable

2 4.9

Too strong for anyone to beat

stresses inability to be entered or broken through rather than defeat

U

uncrossable

vsunbreachable

1 5.6

Too dangerous or blocked to go across

is broader, also covering refusal of entry or being overcome generally

U

unapproachable

vsunbreachable

1 7.1

Hard to reach because it is far away or blocked

adds that it also resists being entered or overcome rather than just distant

U

untraversable

vsunbreachable

1 9.1

Not possible to cross by people or vehicles

extends that idea to both travel and refusal of entry or breach

U

unpassable

vsunbreachable

1 6.9

A road or path that people cannot cross

covers passage refusal but also nonphysical resistance to being overcome

I

inexpugnable

vsunbreachable

9.9

No one can beat or prove it wrong

is more about physical or practical barriers to entry or breach

U

unattackable

vsunbreachable

8.6

Others cannot attack or harm it

has a stronger sense of blocking entry or being overcome

I

infrangible

vsunbreachable

9.9

Very hard to break into parts

focuses more on preventing entry or overcoming rather than material strength

U

undestroyable

vsunbreachable

8.2

Not able to be broken or damaged

relates more to preventing entry or breach than to lasting intactness

I

impassible

vsunbreachable

9.2

Impossible to travel through because obstacles block the way

can also mean being impossible to break into or to overcome

How Breakable

hackable

• Specialized

1 4.8

vulnerable

581 4.0

secure

318 3.2

unbreachable

1 7.7

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology