invincible
Americanadjective
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incapable of being conquered, defeated, or subdued.
- Synonyms:
- unyielding
- Antonyms:
- conquerable
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insuperable; insurmountable.
invincible difficulties.
adjective
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incapable of being defeated; unconquerable
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unable to be overcome; insuperable
invincible prejudices
Related Words
Invincible, impregnable, indomitable suggest that which cannot be overcome or mastered. Invincible is applied to that which cannot be conquered in combat or war, or overcome or subdued in any manner: an invincible army; invincible courage. Impregnable is applied to a place or position that cannot be taken by assault or siege, and hence to whatever is proof against attack: an impregnable fortress; impregnable virtue. Indomitable implies having an unyielding spirit, or stubborn persistence in the face of opposition or difficulty: indomitable will.
Other Word Forms
- invincibility noun
- invincibleness noun
- invincibly adverb
- noninvincibility noun
- noninvincible adjective
- noninvincibleness noun
- noninvincibly adverb
- uninvincible adjective
- uninvincibleness noun
- uninvincibly adverb
Etymology
Origin of invincible
First recorded in 1375–1425; late Middle English word from Late Latin word invincibilis. See in- 3, vincible
Example Sentences
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In recent months, the rise of artificial intelligence has been pummeling stocks in such industries as software and finance, as investors fear that companies formerly regarded as invincible could be stormed by AI.
The “Chuck Norris facts” phenomenon — a stream of absurd one-liners casting him as an invincible force of nature — helped turn the actor into a meme sensation before memes were a business.
From MarketWatch
The “Chuck Norris facts” phenomenon — a stream of absurd one-liners casting him as an invincible force of nature — helped turn the actor into a meme sensation before memes were a business.
From MarketWatch
By the Moon of Red Willow, it would be invincible.
From Literature
Occupying a cabinet position last year rebranded as secretary of war, he projects a sense of invincible American might and what he calls the "warrior ethos".
From BBC
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