passable
adjective
capable of being passed through, beyond, or over; fit to be traversed, penetrated, crossed, etc., as a road, forest, or stream.
unpassable
-
a word derived from
passable.
Example Sentences
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Tents lined some of the sidewalks, making them unpassable.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026
The floods knocked out power and debris from landslides left roads damaged or unpassable.
From Barron's ● Oct. 15, 2025
In Cumbria, police declared a "major incident" on Saturday evening after snow caused about 7,000 homes and businesses to lose power and made roads unpassable.
From BBC ● Dec. 3, 2023
Most streets are unpassable now, with the rubble and debris spread across them all.
From Slate ● Nov. 30, 2023
The walls of fences and unpassable hedges rose around him.
From "The Strangers" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
