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unbeatable

unbeatable

30 3.4
Very hard to beat in a contest, like a team or player
  • adjective
  • /ˌʌnˈbiːtəbl/
translation icon : imbatible
  • Her performance in the tournament was unbeatable, leaving the competition far behind.

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Examples

  • Despite their best efforts, the team recognized that their rivals had an unbeatable strategy.

  • I want people to be comfortable and even happy when using our unbeatable 24-hour subway system.

    Blog text (1)
  • I mean, they truly were considered unbeatable by everyone.

  • Their best stuff is pretty good, the prices are good, and they have an unbeatable return policy.

    Blog text (30)
  • Let's just say the primary aim of our research is to make American ground forces unbeatable against any foreign army in the world.

  • In the running broad jump, he put together the mental and the physical, an unbeatable combination.

    Fiction book (1994)
  • All Gretzky's records are like unbeatable, except this one.

  • With Nevin, the compulsion to have a drink was almost always unbeatable.

    Fiction book (1993)
  • As a business model, mass customization offers an unbeatable combination of responsiveness and cost to deliver what customers want when they want it.

    Academic text (2011)
  • We've shown multiple times that a cast off office computer with some strategic upgrades can be an unbeatable value for budget gamers.

Synonyms

invincible
vsunbeatable
92 6.5

Too strong to be defeated

is more about extreme difficulty than sheer overpowering strength
unstoppable
vsunbeatable
79 4.0

Impossible to prevent from continuing or reaching its goal

focuses on being hard to beat rather than continuous motion or progress
insurmountable
vsunbeatable
33 8.5

Impossible to get past

applies more widely to opponents or challenges, not only barriers
unassailable
vsunbeatable
11 8.0

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

is mainly about strong difficulty in beating rather than immunity to challenge
impregnable
vsunbeatable
10 7.9

Too strong and well protected for anyone to capture or defeat

is broader, applying to difficulty in beating not only physical defence
unwinnable
vsunbeatable
6 4.6

Not possible to win

means very hard to beat or surpass, not only the final win outcome
unconquerable
vsunbeatable
4 7.3

Too strong for anyone to defeat

highlights extreme difficulty rather than total immunity from defeat
insuperable
vsunbeatable
  • Formal
2 9.1

So hard that no one can get past it

is about being hard to beat in contests or comparisons, not only obstacles
undefeatable
vsunbeatable
2 4.9

Too strong for anyone to beat

allows cases that are extremely difficult rather than absolutely impossible
unmatchable
vsunbeatable
1 6.2

A person or thing that is better than all others

emphasizes unmatched quality rather than being undefeatable in contest
unsurpassable
vsunbeatable
1 7.7

So good that no one can do better

focuses on surpassing in quality rather than on defeat or overcoming
unsurmountable
vsunbeatable
1 8.1

Impossible to overcome or get past, like a problem you cannot solve

is the general notion of extreme difficulty in defeat or surpassing
unhittable
vsunbeatable
1 7.3

Very hard to defeat in a competition or argument

is the broader term for extreme difficulty in being defeated or surpassed
unvanquishable
vsunbeatable
9.9

Cannot be defeated

focuses on hard-to-beat situations rather than absolute impossibility
inexpugnable
vsunbeatable
9.9

No one can beat or prove it wrong

covers general extreme difficulty, not specifically legal or logical proof
unsubduable
vsunbeatable
9.9

Not able to be defeated or controlled

emphasizes resistance to control rather than simple inability to be beaten

Antonyms

4 3.7

Able to be defeated by an opponent

How Hard

invincible
92 6.5
unbeatable
30 3.4
tough
2.6
beatable
4 3.7
easy
1.0

Surface Forms

unbeatable positive
unbeatabler comparative
unbeatablest superlative

Morphology

unbeatable = beatable (transparent) = un + beat + able

Adding the productive negation prefix 'un-' to 'beatable' yields the straightforward meaning 'not able to be beaten'.

Etymology

Unbeatable breaks into three simple parts: un- meaning 'not', beat like the common verb 'to beat' meaning 'to defeat', and -able meaning 'can be'. So unbeatable literally means 'not able to be defeated', which is why we use it for people or teams who are impossible or very hard to beat.