unclimbable
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4.7
- adjective
- /ʌnˈklaɪməbl/
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inexpugnable
- Moss can't do that, because an unclimbable fence is in the way.
- an unclimbable wall
So that's pretty much unclimbable, at least for my risk tolerance, you know, and we're talking hundreds of mile an hour winds.
- So that's pretty much unclimbable, at least for my risk tolerance, you know, and we're talking hundreds of mile an hour winds.
Examples
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Ahead of them lay a wall of stone, maybe a hundred feet high, jagged and unclimbable.
Fiction book (1990) -
I'm afraid this mountain is unclimbable.
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To a cat, nothing is unclimbable!
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Therefore, the need to build an unclimbable wall between reviewers and PR, as difficult as it may be, is so important.
Blog text (21) -
So that's pretty much unclimbable, at least for my risk tolerance, you know, and we're talking hundreds of mile an hour winds.
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I had to cross impassable seas, unclimbable mountains and really nasty midtown traffic.
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Ahead of them lay a wall of stone, maybe a hundred feet high, jagged and unclimbable.
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The granite pillar is one of the most stunning sights in Wyoming's Wind River Range, but the sheer, clean walls look unclimbable.
Synonyms
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8.5
Impossible to get past
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9.1
So hard that no one can get past it
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7.5
Too steep to climb, for example a high wall or cliff
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8.1
Impossible to overcome or get past, like a problem you cannot solve
Antonyms
How Climbable
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Unclimbable is easy to break down: un- means 'not', climb means 'to go up', and -able means 'can be done'. So unclimbable means 'not able to be climbed', something you cannot climb, like a very smooth wall or a steep icy cliff.