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invincible

[ in-vin-suh-buhl ]

adjective

  1. incapable of being conquered, defeated, or subdued.

    Synonyms: unyielding

    Antonyms: conquerable

  2. insuperable; insurmountable:

    invincible difficulties.



invincible

/ ɪnˈvɪnsəbəl /

adjective

  1. incapable of being defeated; unconquerable
  2. unable to be overcome; insuperable

    invincible prejudices

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Derived Forms

  • inˌvinciˈbility, noun
  • inˈvincibly, adverb
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Other Words From

  • in·vinci·bili·ty in·vinci·ble·ness noun
  • in·vinci·bly adverb
  • nonin·vinci·bili·ty noun
  • nonin·vinci·ble adjective
  • nonin·vinci·ble·ness noun
  • nonin·vinci·bly adverb
  • unin·vinci·ble adjective
  • unin·vinci·ble·ness noun
  • unin·vinci·bly adverb
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Word History and Origins

Origin of invincible1

First recorded in 1375–1425; late Middle English word from Late Latin word invincibilis. See in- 3, vincible
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Word History and Origins

Origin of invincible1

C15: from Late Latin invincibilis, from Latin in- 1+ vincere to conquer
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Synonym Study

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.
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Example Sentences

They told me that taking it for this long, they wanted to watch me closely, and I thought I was invincible.

We chat about how we think they’re coping with the idea that their father is not invincible.

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Mostly, we moms learned that we aren’t as invincible as society expects, or as we aspire to be.

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Because they are seen as almost invincible, special operations forces members are also less likely to seek treatment for PTSD.

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Like any invincible monopoly, Facebook never told Republic exactly why its ads were rejected.

It announced a withdrawal from the French shore due to invincible enemy resistance.

Pressing the dodge button at the right time causes her to temporarily burst into an invincible flock of crows.

The truth, revealed through interviews with locals and Iraqi security forces, is that the ISIS was far from invincible.

In the book Invincible, Jaina stabs Jacen through the heart.

For the first 13 years of his career, 227 consecutive games, Manning was invincible.

But they have not the invincible carelessness or temperamental springiness of the old lot—and how should they?

Balakirev—to whom the work was dedicated—did not admire it, and his feelings were shared by the rest of the Invincible Band.

A voice from heaven hails the invincible conqueror, and his soul in the form of a dove ascends to the skies.

An animal, a mite, which suffers, furnishes invincible arguments against Divine Providence and its infinite benefactions.

If we stayed where we were, our dead would kill us; if we moved out of our defenses, we should no longer be invincible.

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