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unsurmountable

British  
/ ˌʌnsɜːˈmaʊntəbəl /

adjective

  1. (of a problem, etc) not capable of being solved or overcome

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So a six-point lead at this point is surely far from unsurmountable?

From BBC ● Nov. 23, 2025

But for most members of the panel, the combination of misconduct allegations and the uncertainties about how to interpret the data seemed to create an unsurmountable hurdle.

From Science Magazine ● Jun. 5, 2024

However, these newly discovered anatomical features that allowed whales to successfully communicate in the vast oceans also poses unsurmountable physiological limits for many baleen whales.

From Science Daily ● Feb. 21, 2024

The world has solved large environmental problems that seemed unsurmountable at the time.

From Scientific American ● Oct. 25, 2023

The difficulty of broaching the subject to his equerry struck him as unsurmountable.

From Majesty A Novel by Louis Couperus

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