insuperable

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ɪnˈsuːpərəbəl/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ɪnˈsupərəbəl/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(in so̅o̅′pər ə bəl)


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
in•su•per•a•ble /ɪnˈsupərəbəl/USA pronunciation   adj. 
  1. that cannot be overcome:insuperable difficulties right at the beginning.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
in•su•per•a•ble  (in so̅o̅′pər ə bəl),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. incapable of being passed over, overcome, or surmounted:an insuperable barrier.
  • Latin insuperābilis. See in-3, superable
  • Middle English 1300–50
in•su′per•a•bil′i•ty, in•su′per•a•ble•ness, n. 
in•su′per•a•bly, adv. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
insuperable / ɪnˈsuːpərəbəl -prəbəl -ˈsjuː-/
  1. incapable of being overcome; insurmountable
inˌsuperaˈbility, inˈsuperablenessinˈsuperably
'insuperable' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Chinese Wall - insurmountable - invincible

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