invincible
[in-vin-suh-buh l]
- incapable of being conquered, defeated, or subdued.
- insuperable; insurmountable: invincible difficulties.
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Origin of invincible
Synonyms
See more synonyms for invincible on Thesaurus.com1. unyielding. 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.
Antonyms
1. conquerable.
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Examples from the Web for invincibility
Contemporary Examples
Hizzoner asked in a pleading tone—an extremely rare posture for a man who in the past had swaggered with an air of invincibility.
The conquest—and the reaction to it—have given him an aura of invincibility that holy-warrior wannabes find quite thrilling.
We, like his various conquests, were seduced by his facade of invincibility and haunted past.
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Joe Paterno was the dictator of Penn State, the more football wins he accrued, the greater his invincibility.
The cult's main act of worship is the composing “badass facts” celebrating its idol's invincibility.
Historical Examples
His implicit faith in the Emperor's invincibility also amused me.
Charles O'Malley, The Irish Dragoon, Volume 1 (of 2)Charles Lever
On the contrary, it has given life and invincibility to the cause of Texas.
Thirty Years' View (Vol. I of 2)Thomas Hart Benton
Her invincibility on the ocean (p. 173) was a foregone conclusion.
The Second War with England, Vol. 1 of 2J. T. Headley.
The charm of British invincibility had been broken by Braddock's defeat.
Beacon Lights of History, Volume XIJohn Lord
Garrison had the martyr's temperament and invincibility of purpose.
William Lloyd GarrisonArchibald H. Grimke
invincible
- incapable of being defeated; unconquerable
- unable to be overcome; insuperableinvincible prejudices
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Word Origin
C15: from Late Latin invincibilis, from Latin in- 1 + vincere to conquer
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Word Origin and History for invincibility
n.
1670s, from invincible + -ity.
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invincible
adj.
early 15c., from Middle French invincible (14c.) or directly from Latin invincibilis "unconquerable," from in- "not" (see in- (1)) + vincibilis "conquerable," from vincere "to overcome" (see victor). Related: Invincibly. Noun meaning "one who is invincible" is from 1630s. Invincible ignorance is from Church Latin ignorantia invincibilis (Aquinas). Related: Invincibly.
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