insurmountable
[in-ser-moun-tuh-buh l]
- incapable of being surmounted, passed over, or overcome; insuperable: an insurmountable obstacle.
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Origin of insurmountable
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Examples from the Web for insurmountable
Contemporary Examples
But while the obstacles to evidence-based governance are formidable, they are not insurmountable.
Each one seems a mile high, and the entire flight an insurmountable obstacle.
That defeat was driven largely by Romney losing women voters by an insurmountable 11 points.
They do not reflect any intrinsic or insurmountable military advantage.
But as long as Wiegand clings to that title, he is up against a (most likely insurmountable) rhetorical challenge.
Historical Examples
He had dragged himself this far, and reached an insurmountable obstacle.
In the Midst of AlarmsRobert Barr
Unused to encounter difficulty, he for a time imagined them insurmountable.
ImogenWilliam Godwin
The difficulties that are before us appear to me insurmountable.
ImogenWilliam Godwin
This would be a barrier the more, an insurmountable barrier between her and him.
Doctor PascalEmile Zola
It appeared then that for some reason this was an insurmountable objection.
Tales From Two HemispheresHjalmar Hjorth Boysen
insurmountable
- incapable of being overcome; insuperable
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Word Origin and History for insurmountable
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