insurmountable
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Synonyms
bulletproof, impregnable, indomitable, insuperable, invincible, invulnerable, unbeatable, unconquerable, unstoppable
Antonyms
superable, surmountable, vincible, vulnerable
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Game highlight The two quick TDs to open the second half gave Hamilton an insurmountable lead against a Chaparral team struggling to find itself. — Danny Shapiro, azcentral, "Arizona high school football: Key Week 1 game roundups," 23 Aug. 2019 For Iconic Valley Views Yosemite National Park, California View this post on Instagram An insurmountable granite barrier? — Jae Thomas, Marie Claire, "The Best National Parks for Every Kind of Vacation," 15 Aug. 2019 But for those waiting in Mexico, the border can pose an insurmountable barrier. — Miriam Jordan, New York Times, "In Court Without a Lawyer: The Consequences of Trump’s ‘Remain in Mexico’ Plan," 3 Aug. 2019 If nothing else, most of the engineers will credit their youth for giving them the requisite energy and fearlessness for confronting hurdles that looked insurmountable. — Brandon R. Brown, Smithsonian, "Apollo Engineers Discuss What It Took to Land on the Moon," 12 July 2019 And the Knights couldn't do anything against Ortega, who held them to no hits and three walks through five innings, which made the Longhorns' 3-0 lead look nearly insurmountable. — Jason Mcdaniel, Houston Chronicle, "Clear Falls rallies to knock off Dobie in softball playoffs," 4 May 2018 The political and legal obstacles to that look insurmountable. — The Economist, "CharlemagneThe European Union’s budget may soon be weaponised," 18 Jan. 2018 And knowing my father’s choices were done being made, forever written in stone, made this mundane choice about what to wear feel insurmountable. — Veronica Walsingham, Vox, "The best $42.92 I ever spent: a handful of junky Forever 21 jewelry," 23 July 2019 The true drama in this game happened in the first inning, when Auburn scored 13 runs to jump out to an insurmountable lead. — Sam Blum | Sblum@al.com, al.com, "Omaha Bound: Auburn crushes UNC, in 1st College World Series since 1997," 10 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'insurmountable.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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