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uncrushable

uncrushable

6.1
Not easily discouraged or defeated
  • adjective
  • /ʌnˈkrʌʃəbl/
translation icon : invencible
  • The team's uncrushable defense made them favorites to win the championship.

Examples

  • Despite facing many challenges, her uncrushable spirit inspired everyone around her.

  • Her spirit is uncrushable!

  • He approached every setback with an uncrushable optimism that never faded.

  • Despite many setbacks, she remains uncrushable.

  • Her uncrushable spirit helped her overcome all the challenges she faced.

  • Despite the many setbacks, he remained uncrushable in his determination to succeed.

  • The team's uncrushable confidence fueled their victory in the championship.

Synonyms

indestructible
vsuncrushable
34 5.3

Very hard to break or damage

adds the idea of mental resilience, not only physical toughness
insurmountable
vsuncrushable
33 8.5

Impossible to get past

transfers the same extreme difficulty to personal toughness and morale
unbeatable
vsuncrushable
30 3.4

Very hard to beat in a contest, like a team or player

adds mental resilience and resistance to discouragement rather than only victory
unbreakable
vsuncrushable
25 2.7

Very strong and hard to damage in normal use

is similar but includes resisting emotional or discouraging forces too
impregnable
vsuncrushable
10 7.9

Too strong and well protected for anyone to capture or defeat

is broader, covering mental refusal to be broken or discouraged
unshakable
vsuncrushable
  • US
8 4.8

Very strong belief or feeling that cannot be changed

is similar but adds the idea of surviving pressure and discouragement
unconquerable
vsuncrushable
4 7.3

Too strong for anyone to defeat

stresses inner toughness and refusal to be discouraged as well
insuperable
vsuncrushable
  • Formal
2 9.1

So hard that no one can get past it

applies the same impossibility to a person’s strength rather than a task
undefeatable
vsuncrushable
2 4.9

Too strong for anyone to beat

emphasizes emotional resistance as well as being hard to beat
unbendable
vsuncrushable
1 7.0

Not willing to change your mind even under pressure

focuses more on staying emotionally strong under hardship
unkillable
vsuncrushable
1 6.7

Very hard to stop or destroy

transfers physical survival to standing firm emotionally under pressure
unsurmountable
vsuncrushable
1 8.1

Impossible to overcome or get past, like a problem you cannot solve

means a person resists defeat and discouragement rather than a barrier
unbreachable
vsuncrushable
1 7.7

So strong that no one can break into or get past it

extends that toughness to staying mentally and emotionally intact
unhittable
vsuncrushable
1 7.3

Very hard to defeat in a competition or argument

adds the personal quality of remaining strong despite setbacks or hurt
unvanquishable
vsuncrushable
9.9

Cannot be defeated

has similar defeat focus but highlights personal mental firmness too
unsubduable
vsuncrushable
9.9

Not able to be defeated or controlled

leans more on personal emotional strength and resistance to being crushed
inexpugnable
vsuncrushable
9.9

No one can beat or prove it wrong

applies the same invincibility to emotional endurance instead of argument
undestroyable
vsuncrushable
8.2

Not able to be broken or damaged

also implies standing strong emotionally against discouragement
unbudgeable
vsuncrushable
  • Informal
8.4

Impossible to move or change

applies that immovability to spirit and refusal to be discouraged
undiminishable
vsuncrushable
9.4

Cannot become smaller or weaker

relates this unchanging strength specifically to emotional resilience
unopposable
vsuncrushable
8.3

Impossible to resist or argue against

focuses more on inner toughness against being discouraged or broken
unattackable
vsuncrushable
8.6

Others cannot attack or harm it

extends that protection to moral or emotional pressure as well
untearable
vsuncrushable
6.1

Not easy to rip, like strong paper or a very close relationship

covers broader resistance to being defeated or discouraged by events

Antonyms

crushable
  • Informal
1 5.9

Easy to defeat by stronger opponents in a contest

How Resilient

indomitable
11 8.1
uncrushable
6.1
resilient
66 5.4
steady
186 1.3
fragile
160 3.9
vulnerable
581 4.0

Surface Forms

uncrushable positive

Morphology

uncrushable = crushable (transparent) = un + crush + able

Negation of 'crushable' yields a metaphorical sense ('not able to be defeated') that is readily inferable from the components.

Etymology

The word uncrushable comes from un- 'not', crush 'press and break', and -able 'able to'. So calling someone or a team uncrushable means their spirit cannot be defeated or pushed down, and they stay strong no matter what.