uncrossable
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- adjective
- /ʌnˈkrɔsəbl/
:
incruzable
- During the storm, the bridge collapsed, making the river uncrossable for emergency services.
- the ocean is uncrossable
Examples
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Obama has failed miserably at Congressional leadership and has enhanced gridlock by demanding certain actions or inactions solely for his own benefit and, in several cases, creating an uncrossable divide between the parties.
Blog text (2) -
Which makes the ocean uncrossable.
Fiction book (1992) -
At 7:25 p.m., Ninth Street in Gowanus was a nearly uncrossable river of water.
Blog text (33) -
Love allowed for certain sweet freedoms, but issur yikhud was the uncrossable red line.
Fiction book (1993) -
But soil made soupy by the trapped snowmelt can render farm fields uncrossable—even with a 4-wheel-drive vehicle—delaying spring planting for up to a month.
Academic text (1994) -
The floodwaters created an uncrossable barrier that stranded residents in their homes.
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After the heavy snowfall, many roads became uncrossable, causing widespread traffic delays.
Synonyms
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5.3
A road, path, or area you cannot travel through
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8.0
A gap too large to be closed or fixed
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6.9
A road or path that people cannot cross
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9.1
Not possible to cross by people or vehicles
Impossible to travel through because obstacles block the way
Antonyms
How Crossable
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Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word uncrossable breaks into un- 'not', cross 'to go from one side to the other', and -able 'able'. So something uncrossable is 'not able to be crossed', like a bridge or river you cannot get across.