unassailable
Americanadjective
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not open to attack or assault, as by military force or argument.
unassailable fortifications; unassailable logic.
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not subject to denial or dispute.
Shakespeare's genius gives his works an unassailable position in world literature.
adjective
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not able to be attacked
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undeniable or irrefutable
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of unassailable
1590–1600; un- 1 + assailable ( def. )
Explanation
The adjective unassailable means without flaws or loopholes. If you are going to get home late (again!), you'd better have an unassailable alibi for your parents, or else you should plan on not seeing the outside of your room for a while. The adjective unassailable also means immune to attack or doubt, such as an unassailable military holding or an unassailable reputation. Unassailable can also mean untouchable or unable to be defeated. If your high school basketball team is leading 92 to 14 with just a couple of seconds to go, the announcer might say you have an unassailable lead. The corrupt politician had so many connections, he seemed unassailable; he always seemed to manage to deflect even a hint of scandal onto others in the party.
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Example Sentences
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But then I hear Chad Bianco and Steve Hilton mewl, and I’m suddenly hoping alongside Anita that someone vanquishes their foes with an unassailable vision.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 28, 2026
Nepal's rapper-turned-politician Balendra Shah held an unassailable lead against ousted prime minister KP Sharma Oli Saturday in the highly contested face-off in the southeastern district of Jhapa, according to data from the Election Commission.
From Barron's • Mar. 7, 2026
Hawkins won seven of the first eight frames at Venue Cymru in Llandudno to open up a seemingly unassailable lead.
From BBC • Mar. 1, 2026
Ultimately, the desire for a new jazz age is a wish for a new national identity as glamorous and unassailable as old Hollywood.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 28, 2026
Her life had an air of intense order, normalcy, and unassailable respectability.
From "Educated" by Tara Westover
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
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