1
as in invincible
incapable of being defeated, overcome, or subdued
an impregnable fortress that had foiled one invader after another over the centuries
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2
as in dense
impossible to get through or into
the castle's supposedly impregnable walls
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Recent Examples of impregnable
Superstar Harmanpreet Kaur's unbelievable 171 not out that destroyed an impregnable Australia in a remarkable semi-final upset was seen as a turning point.
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Tristan Lavalette, Forbes, 15 Oct. 2024
But their defenses are not impregnable.
—David Zipper, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
From Sandro Tonali to Dan Burn and Dubravka, this current side have been borderline impregnable over the past month.
—Chris Waugh, The Athletic, 16 Jan. 2025
For more than half a century, the Assad dynasty appeared to have an impregnable hold over Syria.
—Natasha Hall, Foreign Affairs, 9 Dec. 2024
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Tristan Lavalette, Forbes, 15 Oct. 2024
But their defenses are not impregnable.
—David Zipper, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
From Sandro Tonali to Dan Burn and Dubravka, this current side have been borderline impregnable over the past month.
—Chris Waugh, The Athletic, 16 Jan. 2025
For more than half a century, the Assad dynasty appeared to have an impregnable hold over Syria.
—Natasha Hall, Foreign Affairs, 9 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for impregnable
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Even though these spaces feel invincible in the moment, they’re so easily taken away or criminalized.—
Kieran Press-Reynolds,
Pitchfork,
25 June 2025
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Nonetheless, many political observers deemed Sunday’s low turnout an embarrassing setback for a party that had seemed near invincible in its extraordinary march to power since its emergence less than a decade ago.—
Patrick J. McDonnell,
Los Angeles Times,
2 June 2025
Adjective
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Although rental costs have soared particularly in denser coastal cities, prices have jumped in Indianapolis too.—
Jordan Smith,
IndyStar,
24 July 2025
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It’s already been tested out successfully in dense urban areas.—
Heather Farmbrough,
Forbes.com,
24 July 2025
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Even Superman wasn’t invulnerable to Wertham’s criticism.—
Vasilis K. Pozios,
HollywoodReporter,
18 July 2025
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The invulnerable | 2024 | France | Lucas Bacle | While caring for his ailing father, Marcus, 17, has only a few days left to submit the short film needed to apply for his dream film school.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
25 June 2025
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Riddle has done that in part by embracing the community that sees her as a way into a complicated and sometimes deliberately impenetrable sport.—
Caoimhe O'Neill,
New York Times,
10 July 2025
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When selecting a provider, organizations should remember to look for one that offers robust data protection offerings that ensure the storage sets are impenetrable.—
Dave Friend,
Forbes.com,
27 June 2025
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Mountains as towering, imposing and seemingly unconquerable landscapes have been metaphorically linked to power and challenge.—
Jenny Hall,
CNN Money,
14 May 2025
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The Latin word Invictus means unconquerable or undefeated.—
Lissete Lanuza Sáenz,
StyleCaster,
18 Apr. 2025
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And even the mighty NFL isn’t impervious to the ravages of demographic drift, although the league’s absolute deliveries of the under-50 set remain the gold standard.—
Anthony Crupi,
Sportico.com,
11 July 2025
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The laws of physics are impervious to climate change.—
Evan Bush,
NBC news,
8 July 2025
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Is Elon Musk's fight for a new third party 'insurmountable'?—
Jane Onyanga-Omara,
USA Today,
11 July 2025
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Since the analysis by the Congressional Budget Office, the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and others project that this bill, now the law of our land, will pile on much more debt over the next 10 years that is seemingly insurmountable.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
10 July 2025
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Several major roads in Montgomery, Prince George’s and Anne Arundel counties in Maryland, as well as in Fairfax County in Virginia, were impassable on Saturday evening.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
20 July 2025
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North Plainfield, New Jersey, Mayor Lawrence La Ronde told CNN affiliate WABC that emergency crews rescued people from at least 30 homes, after streets became completely flooded and were impassable.—
Luke Snyder,
CNN Money,
14 July 2025
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“Impregnable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/impregnable. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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