uncatchable
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4.2
- adjective
- /ʌnˈkæʧəbl/
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inalcanzable
- Compare that to the scUM-Brasky game when the refs started calling interference on uncatchable passes in the second half.
- uncatchable fish
Examples
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They were uncatchable, swift, and light.
Fiction book (1993) -
Supposed to be very fast, nigh uncatchable.
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Sometimes the only way to catch an uncatchable woman... is to offer her a wedding ring.
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Was now lost in the gut of an uncatchable fish.
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"Unstoppable, unbeatable and uncatchable, "the Bullet has arrived, and pro football "will never be the same."
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He comes down lightly and runs past the ticket taker, groping for his fallen cap, and he knows absolutely—knows it all the way, deep as knowing goes. He feels the knowledge start to hammer in his runner's heart—that he is uncatchable.
Fiction book (1992) -
The elusive rabbit proved to be uncatchable as it darted through the thick underbrush.
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With her incredible speed, the runner remained uncatchable in the final lap of the race.
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The team was so skilled that their victory felt uncatchable by any other group in the league.
Synonyms
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7.0
Hard to find or catch, like an animal that avoids people
Antonyms
How Catchable
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Uncatchable is made of three parts: un- meaning 'not', the familiar word catch meaning 'to grab', and -able meaning 'able to'. So uncatchable literally means 'not able to be caught', which is why we use it for something impossible to catch or capture.