insurmountable

[ in-ser-moun-tuh-buhl ]
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adjective
  1. incapable of being surmounted, passed over, or overcome; insuperable: an insurmountable obstacle.

Origin of insurmountable

1
First recorded in 1690–1700; in-3 + surmountable

Other words from insurmountable

  • in·sur·mount·a·bil·i·ty, in·sur·mount·a·ble·ness, noun
  • in·sur·mount·a·bly, adverb

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British Dictionary definitions for insurmountable

insurmountable

/ (ˌɪnsəˈmaʊntəbəl) /


adjective
  1. incapable of being overcome; insuperable

Derived forms of insurmountable

  • insurmountability or insurmountableness, noun
  • insurmountably, adverb

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