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unvanquishable

unvanquishable

9.9
Cannot be defeated
  • adjective
  • /ʌnˈvæŋkwɪʃəbl/
translation icon : invencible
  • Despite the many challenges they faced, her determination was unvanquishable, pushing her to achieve her dreams.

Examples

  • The team's unvanquishable spirit kept them fighting until the final whistle.

  • Half a million people managed not to be arrested. If we stick together and don't let ourselves be bullied, that's a pretty unvanquishable number: we are many, they are few.

    Blog text (18)
  • Look, the Hamdi-Ali family is the joy of life, the unvanquishable Mediterranean edge.

    Fiction book (1994)
  • In unvanquishable number—

    Blog text (4)
  • With an unvanquishable belief in justice, the activists continued their fight for equality.

Synonyms

invincible
vsunvanquishable
92 6.5

Too strong to be defeated

is about general impossibility rather than special power
unbeatable
vsunvanquishable
30 3.4

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

is an absolute impossibility rather than merely very hard
unassailable
vsunvanquishable
11 8.0

So strong that no one can attack, defeat, or prove it wrong

refers to being undefeatable or unsubduable, not only unchallengeable
impregnable
vsunvanquishable
10 7.9

Too strong and well protected for anyone to capture or defeat

applies more generally to people or forces, not just locations
unconquerable
vsunvanquishable
4 7.3

Too strong for anyone to defeat

is used more generally, not only about resisting force
undefeatable
vsunvanquishable
2 4.9

Too strong for anyone to beat

is the same idea including inability to be subdued
unsubduable
vsunvanquishable
9.9

Not able to be defeated or controlled

focuses more on resisting control than on general defeat
inexpugnable
vsunvanquishable
9.9

No one can beat or prove it wrong

is broader, not limited to argument or proof situations
unattackable
vsunvanquishable
8.6

Others cannot attack or harm it

covers any inability to be defeated or brought under control
unopposable
vsunvanquishable
8.3

Impossible to resist or argue against

means unbeatable in struggle, not only unresistable in choice

Antonyms

vanquishable
  • Formal
8.6

Can be defeated or overcome

How Powerful

unvanquishable
9.9
invincible
92 6.5
powerful
1.7
strong
1.0
vulnerable
581 4.0
weak
524 1.0

Surface Forms

unvanquishable positive

Morphology

unvanquishable = vanquishable (transparent) = un + vanquish + able

Formed by productive prefix 'un-' attaching to 'vanquishable' (vanquish + -able), producing a straightforward negative meaning.

Etymology

Unvanquishable breaks into un- ('not'), vanquish (from an old word for 'to conquer', the same root as victory) and -able ('can be'), so unvanquishable literally means 'not able to be conquered' and is used for someone or something impossible to defeat.