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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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 • Mar. 20, 2026
District Judge Nina Tempia said Brohiri had behaved as though he were "invincible," and showed a sense of "self-entitlement" in believing he could evade the rules.
From BBC • Feb. 11, 2026
So, that was a challenge, but also, in a way, sometimes masks make you feel a little bit invincible ...
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 29, 2026
For debt investors, software companies also began to look less invincible, with competitive pressures and highly leveraged balance sheets driving more businesses into distress.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 25, 2026
If the emperor had the Black Tortoise of Winter, he was invincible, and they knew the emperor had taken Amah because he wanted to be immortal.
From "When the Sea Turned to Silver" by Grace Lin
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