unconquerable

American  

[uhn-kong-ker-uh-buhl] / ʌnˈkɒŋ kər ə bəl /

adjective

1. impossible to take or subdue by military force.

   Within days, Caesar had taken the hitherto unconquerable England.

2. impossible to overcome or defeat.

   His childhood was marked by unconquerable shyness.

3. impossible to gain or win by effort, personal appeal, etc..

   For her, I would once again play the hero and prove myself worthy of her unconquerable heart.

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Other Word Forms

• unconquerably adverb

Etymology

Origin of unconquerable

First recorded in 1590–1600; un- ¹ ( def. ) + conquer ( def. ) + -able ( def. )

Example Sentences

Just two days ago, Ohio State, Alabama and Georgia represented college football’s unconquerable ruling class.

From The Wall Street Journal

The book’s most edifying compilations recount the Soviet people’s unconquerable yearning to live, create and love freely, despite the daily menaces of a police state and deafening propaganda.

From The Wall Street Journal

This seemingly unconquerable mountain, he assures us, is just another problem he hasn’t solved yet.

From Salon

After a lifetime with cystic fibrosis, and 13 years battling an unconquerable infection, Mallory’s body could take no more.

From Los Angeles Times

She described Herz as “a warm, loving, truly gentle person, with an unconquerable spirit and a rare combination of moral and physical courage.”

From Salon