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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After the trial concluded, the founder of Indivisible Baldwin County, the group that had organized the No Kings protest, rounded up a small crew for a celebratory dinner at the pizza parlor down the block.
From Slate • May 4, 2026
“Today proved that people power and legal pressure are working,” said Laura Spivak, an organizer with Washington County Indivisible.
From Slate • Apr. 27, 2026
She remembers googling “what now” and found an Indivisible meeting in a nearby community.
From Salon • Mar. 28, 2026
Noel Alden, a Mount Vernon lawyer who ran as a Republican for a county judge post in 2016, is an Indivisible supporter.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 17, 2025
PARIS, the 7th Vendémiaire of the 7th Year of the French Republic, One and Indivisible.
From A Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents Volume 1, part 2: John Adams by Richardson, James D. (James Daniel)
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
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