unguardable
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8.2
- adjective
- /ʌnˈɡɑrdəbl/
- With her unique skills, she has become an unguardable force in the game.
Examples
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He is almost unguardable on the pick-and-roll and draws free throws at the rate of a star.
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Mayo went so far as to call this Dirk-less 'flow' offense, his word, unguardable: "Because we don't do something constant or something you can scout."
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Barnes' growth is scary; his spectrum of micro-quickness and macro-length is going to be practically unguardable.
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Whatever is going on in Yemen is going on—most likely—because of the long unguardable border (think "sanctuary") with KSA.
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His incredible speed makes him almost unguardable on the basketball court.
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The striker's ability to change direction quickly makes him unguardable by defenders.
Synonyms
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7.7
Too difficult for people to reach or get
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7.4
Too weak to be protected from attack or criticism
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8.5
Impossible to control or stop
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8.1
Cannot stay safe from harm or attack
Antonyms
How Guardable
Surface Forms
Morphology
unguardable = guardable (transparent) = un + guard + able
Formed by prefixing productive 'un-' to 'guardable'; the negation of 'able to be guarded' is clear to learners who know 'guard' and '-able'.
Etymology
Unguardable is made of un- 'not', guard 'protect', and -able 'can be', so it means 'not able to be guarded'. A helpful image is a very fast shot or serve that no defender can stop, which is why in sports we call something unguardable.