untearable
- adjective
- /ʌnˈtɪrəbəl/
- The jacket is made from an untearable fabric, perfect for outdoor activities.
Examples
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The map was printed on untearable paper to withstand rough handling during travel.
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The company developed an untearable envelope for secure document delivery.
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Children's books often use untearable pages to prevent accidental damage.
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This fabric is untearable!
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The untearable bond between them grew stronger over time.
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This banner is untearable, so it can withstand strong winds during the festival.
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Their friendship proved to be untearable, surviving even the toughest challenges.
Synonyms
Very hard to break or damage
Very strong and hard to damage in normal use
Very strong belief or feeling that cannot be changed
Impossible to separate because things are very tightly joined
Not able to be destroyed and lasting forever
Hard and not easily bent or broken by force
Cannot be ended or broken, for example a marriage
So strong that no one can break into or get past it
Not easy to break, even if dropped
Very hard to break into parts
Something that is strong and lasting and not easily damaged
Not able to be broken or damaged
Antonyms
How Strong
Surface Forms
Morphology
untearable = tearable (transparent) = un + tear + able
The adjective is formed by adding the negative prefix 'un-' to 'tearable' (tear + -able), creating the straightforward meaning 'not able to be torn'.
Etymology
The word untearable is built from un- 'not', tear 'to rip', and -able 'able to be'. So untearable means 'not able to be torn', like a child's book or map that cannot be ripped, or a very strong friendship that feels impossible to break.