indestructible
[in-di-struhk-tuh-buh l]
- not destructible; that cannot be destroyed.
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Origin of indestructible
Synonyms
See more synonyms for indestructible on Thesaurus.comunbreakable, permanent, enduring.
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Contemporary Examples
I took the bus back down, feeling triumphant and indestructible.
Wonder Woman has a lasso of truth, a pair of indestructible bracelets (badass, yet feminine) and an invisible airplane.
The indestructible Gallegos had been killed, Mace was gravely wounded, and neither of them knew what had happened to Martin.
At just 4-feet-11-inches tall and weighing barely 100 pounds, "She thought she was indestructible."
But Lee has the kind of indestructible self-confidence that means the only place she is going is up.
Historical Examples
Life seems the strongest and most indestructible thing in the world.
Alexander's Bridge and The Barrel OrganWilla Cather and Alfred Noyes
Seeing then that the immortal is indestructible, must not the soul, if she is immortal, be also imperishable?
PhaedoPlato
Familiarity may temper, but inborn human superstition is indestructible.
The Golden WomanRidgwell Cullum
They appeared to him rational and indestructible at that moment.
Under Western EyesJoseph Conrad
But you have at your service the everlasting charm of life; you are a part of the indestructible.
The Arrow of GoldJoseph Conrad
indestructible
- incapable of being destroyed; very durable
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Word Origin and History for indestructible
adj.
early 15c., from in- (1) "not, opposite of" + destructible. Related: Indestructibly.
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