indivisible
Americanadjective
noun
adjective
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unable to be divided
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maths leaving a remainder when divided by a given number
8 is indivisible by 3
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of indivisible
First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English word from Late Latin word indīvīsibilis. See in- 3, divisible
Explanation
Something indivisible cannot be broken up or divided: it's rock solid. The most common use of the word indivisible is in the Pledge of Allegiance, where it is used to show how our country is united and can't be broken up. But you can use this word for any group or organization that seems indestructible. Anything that can be broken up, separated, or smashed into pieces is divisible, not indivisible. In math, you can say that the number 9 is indivisible by 2: it can't be divided by 2 evenly.
Vocabulary lists containing indivisible
President Biden's Inaugural Speech (January 2021)
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President Obama's Speech on the 50th Anniversary of the March on Washington
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"Harbor Me" by Jacqueline Woodson
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Example Sentences
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A main reason his residence has survived his fluctuations in fame is that it was conceived as an indivisible work, not just a pileup of expensive objects.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 30, 2026
He described EU and UK security as "indivisible".
From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2024
“My stories and movies are all mixed together in a kind of indivisible manner,” he says.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2024
It's that you're tapping into that indivisible dignity that every human being shares, no matter who they are, what they are.
From Salon ● May 26, 2024
Mendel, perhaps, was the original “anatomist” of the gene: in capturing the movement of information across generations of peas, he had described the essential structure of the gene as an indivisible corpuscle of information.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
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