untraversable
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9.1
- adjective
- /ʌnˈtrævərsəbl/
- The thick jungle was deemed untraversable due to the dense underbrush and wild animals.
Examples
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According to Michel Foucault, there exists an untraversable and eternal chasm separating the two.
Academic text (2015) -
Similarly, the emergence of culture-infected hominids has opened up yet another region of hitherto unoccupied and untraversable design space.
Academic text (2001) -
The mountain range was so steep and jagged that it seemed entirely untraversable without specialized equipment.
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After the heavy rains, the river swelled and created an untraversable barrier, cutting off the village from the town.
Synonyms
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7.3
Not possible to enter or go through
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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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5.6
Too dangerous or blocked to go across
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9.2
Impossible to travel through because obstacles block the way
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6.9
A road or path that people cannot cross
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7.7
So strong that no one can break into or get past it
Antonyms
How Traversable
Surface Forms
Morphology
untraversable = traversable (transparent) = un + traverse + able
Direct negative prefixation of the adjective 'traversable'; the meaning 'not able to be traversed' follows standard English formation.
Etymology
The word untraversable is made of un- 'not', the part traverse 'to go across', like in transport, and -able 'able to'. So untraversable means 'not able to be crossed', which is why we use it for places you cannot travel through.