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unkillable

unkillable

1 6.7
Very hard to stop or destroy
  • adjective
  • /ʌnˈkɪləbl/
translation icon : indestructible
  • Unkillable.

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Examples

Synonyms

invincible
vsunkillable
92 6.5

Too strong to be defeated

adds focus on surviving serious harm or final ruin, not just power
unstoppable
vsunkillable
79 4.0

Impossible to prevent from continuing or reaching its goal

also stresses being hard to end or ruin, not only continuing motion
unbeatable
vsunkillable
30 3.4

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

focuses on surviving harm or destruction as well as avoiding loss
unconquerable
vsunkillable
4 7.3

Too strong for anyone to defeat

also covers enduring harm or destruction, not only failing conquest
undefeatable
vsunkillable
2 4.9

Too strong for anyone to beat

puts weight on resisting harm or ruin, not only losing battles
ineradicable
vsunkillable
1 8.8

Not possible to remove completely

emphasizes resistance to being finished or stopped, not only persistence
undestroyable
vsunkillable
8.2

Not able to be broken or damaged

also covers being hard to end or stop, not only resistance to ruin
inextirpable
vsunkillable
9.9

Too hard to get rid of completely, like deep roots that keep growing

is broader and adds being hard to end or prevent, not only removal
inexterminable
vsunkillable
9.9

Impossible to get rid of completely

also includes being hard to end or stop, not only refusal to go away
unvanquishable
vsunkillable
9.9

Cannot be defeated

highlights lasting resistance to harm or final ruin beyond battle outcomes
unsubduable
vsunkillable
9.9

Not able to be defeated or controlled

extends to resisting harm or ruin, not only refusing to be controlled
inexpugnable
vsunkillable
9.9

No one can beat or prove it wrong

leans more toward lasting survival against harm than merely resisting challenge
unattackable
vsunkillable
8.6

Others cannot attack or harm it

is broader, covering enduring severe harm or final ruin, not only immunity

Antonyms

581 4.0

At risk of being harmed, attacked or influenced

1 6.9

Fit to be used for meat, for example adult fish or deer

How Killable

mortal
26 6.0
invulnerable
22 7.7
unkillable
1 6.7
immortal
131 6.7

Surface Forms

unkillable positive
unkillabler comparative
unkillablest superlative

Morphology

unkillable = killable (transparent) = un + kill + able

The adjective is formed by applying the productive negative prefix 'un-' to 'killable', yielding a straightforward negation 'not able to be killed'.

Etymology

The word unkillable is made of un- ('not'), kill ('to destroy or stop'), and -able ('can be'), the same un- you see in unable and the -able you see in readable, so it means 'not able to be killed or destroyed'.