unpassable

Examples

• All

• The hiking trail was declared unpassable because of the flooding from the recent rains.

• His numbers of debt as well as death and destruction, of which in combination, are virtually unpassable for anyone to do again other than another current-day Republican possibly.

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• We passed through an unpassable pass together.

  Charming (2018)

• Units are trying to respond but are reporting that streets surrounding the hospital are flooded and unpassable.

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• Here's some irony: it's OK for the city to build sidewalks unpassable to the handicapped, yet they require that new homes in the inner loop build 4.

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• After the heavy storm, the main road was completely unpassable due to fallen trees and debris.

• Local officials warned that several sections of the highway were unpassable following the heavy snowfall.

Synonyms

I

inaccessible

vsunpassable

28 7.9

Not able to be reached, used, or understood

is narrower, referring specifically to inability to cross a route

I

impenetrable

vsunpassable

19 7.3

Not possible to enter or go through

highlights inability to cross specifically rather than mere penetration

I

impassable

vsunpassable

13 5.3

A road, path, or area you cannot travel through

means the same idea using different wording

U

uncrossable

vsunpassable

1 5.6

Too dangerous or blocked to go across

focuses on inability to cross rather than reasons behind it

U

unapproachable

vsunpassable

1 7.1

Hard to reach because it is far away or blocked

focuses on inability to cross through rather than general approach difficulty

U

untraversable

vsunpassable

1 9.1

Not possible to cross by people or vehicles

is the general expression for not being able to cross

I

impassible

vsunpassable

9.2

Impossible to travel through because obstacles block the way

expresses the same inability but without stressing causes

B

blocked

vsunpassable

1.7

Closed so nothing can pass through, for example a nose or road

labels inability to cross that comes from an obstruction rather than inherent impossibility

Antonyms

A

accessible

280 3.9

A place, thing, or service that you can reach and use easily

P

passable

4 3.5

A road or route you can travel because it is not blocked

How Passable

clear

866 1.0

open

∞ 1.0

passable

4 3.5

unpassable

1 6.9

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology