unsurmountable

Examples

• All

• $39.99 sounds steep, but without the app, it would have taken me double or triple the time it actually took, which is why it was an unsurmountable hurdle for my mind in the first place.

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• Knowing that we have tackled the same crap already, that unsurmountable mountain of stuff that at one point was a 'no way am I gonna make it through,' and now here we are on the other side of that hill from hell, looking at a new nightmare.

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• Many people believe that the language barrier can be an unsurmountable challenge when moving to a new country.

• Despite facing unsurmountable odds, the small team managed to complete the project on time.

Synonyms

I

insurmountable

vsunsurmountable

33 8.5

Impossible to get past

is the same sense but uses a different common prefix form

U

unbeatable

vsunsurmountable

30 3.4

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

centres on problems that cannot be overcome rather than competition

U

unattainable

vsunsurmountable

18 6.3

Not possible to get or reach

covers difficulties and obstacles beyond just reaching a target

U

unsolvable

vsunsurmountable

8 5.3

Not possible to find an answer

also applies to physical obstacles and barriers, not only problems

U

unfeasible

vsunsurmountable

4 6.8

Not possible to do or make work

is about obstacles that cannot be dealt with, not just impractical plans

U

unconquerable

vsunsurmountable

4 7.3

Too strong for anyone to defeat

applies more to difficulties and obstacles than military victory

I

insoluble

vsunsurmountable

3 7.5

Too difficult to solve or deal with, like a problem

is broader, applying to obstacles beyond only solvable problems

U

unachievable

vsunsurmountable

3 6.3

Not possible to do or reach

focuses on barriers to action or passage rather than goal attainment

I

insuperable

vsunsurmountable

• Formal

2 9.1

So hard that no one can get past it

is the common everyday form rather than the formal variant

U

undefeatable

vsunsurmountable

2 4.9

Too strong for anyone to beat

focuses on barriers and problems rather than contests or fights

U

unbridgeable

vsunsurmountable

1 8.0

A gap too large to be closed or fixed

is broader, covering any obstacle that cannot be dealt with

U

unvanquishable

vsunsurmountable

9.9

Cannot be defeated

is used more for persistent barriers than for fighting or subduing

I

inexpugnable

vsunsurmountable

9.9

No one can beat or prove it wrong

focuses on practical impossibility to deal with problems rather than invincibility

U

unsubduable

vsunsurmountable

9.9

Not able to be defeated or controlled

emphasizes general inability to deal with obstacles beyond control aspects

U

unsoluble

vsunsurmountable

9.4

Not able to be fixed or changed

highlights the same impossibility but for general barriers not only problems

I

ineliminable

vsunsurmountable

9.9

Not possible to remove or avoid completely

focuses on inability to get past or deal with obstacles rather than removal

Antonyms

S

surmountable

2 4.8

Possible to get past or deal with

How Difficult

unsurmountable

1 8.1

formidable

133 7.0

difficult

∞ 1.6

challenging

183 4.4

manageable

57 3.2

easy

∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology