as in enduring
impossible to destroy
diamonds are widely considered to be indestructible because they are one of the hardest known substances
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Recent Examples of indestructible
Wolverine's skeleton and claws are made of the nearly indestructible material.
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Eliana Dockterman, TIME, 14 Feb. 2025
Fortunately, most of the trash cans are indestructible.
—Grace Raynor, The Athletic, 13 Feb. 2025
They’re made of virtually indestructible carbon composite.
—Bestreviews, The Mercury News, 13 Mar. 2025
Imagine Batman and an indestructible Joker - that's what Daredevil and Deadpool would be like.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 26 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for indestructible
Eliana Dockterman, TIME, 14 Feb. 2025
Fortunately, most of the trash cans are indestructible.
—Grace Raynor, The Athletic, 13 Feb. 2025
They’re made of virtually indestructible carbon composite.
—Bestreviews, The Mercury News, 13 Mar. 2025
Imagine Batman and an indestructible Joker - that's what Daredevil and Deadpool would be like.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 26 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for indestructible
Recent Examples of Synonyms for indestructible
Adjective
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Its enduring relevance, uncanny foresight into technology and humanity, and now a season filled with resonant, top-tier performances make Season 7 its best Emmy contender in years.—
Clayton Davis,
Variety,
10 Apr. 2025
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But Ovechkin is the most prolific, the most consistent, the most enduring — combining those legends’ finishing ability with a durability none could match, and doing it in a vastly more difficult era in which to score.—
Mark Lazerus,
New York Times,
7 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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In reality, the change flows in the other direction, as new recruits enter the warm embrace of the imperishable military-industrial complex, eager to learn its ways.—
Andrew Cockburn,
Harper's Magazine,
20 Jan. 2024
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Between July 2, 1935, and February 10, 1942, Holiday, backed by Teddy Wilson and his band, logged twenty-one studio sessions, yielding around seventy imperishable songs.—
Nick Bowlin,
Harper's Magazine,
24 Mar. 2024
Adjective
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Even more tickling, however, is Karin’s evolving reaction, played with inextinguishable spirit by the wonderful Jacobsen.—
David Rooney,
The Hollywood Reporter,
21 Feb. 2025
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This top-five matchup was pushed back a day due to winter storms plaguing the southeast, but the hype is nevertheless inextinguishable.—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
The Athletic,
24 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Each time he’s killed testing the alien atmosphere for viruses or absorbing massive amounts of radiation on a space walk, he’s resurrected in a printing machine in what amounts to a hilariously terrible immortal drudgery.—
Alison Willmore,
Vulture,
7 Mar. 2025
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In subsequent retcons and embellishments over the years, before the Big Bang occurred for the seventh round, Galan was infused with the glowing omnipotent essence of the Sentience of the Cosmos to become the immortal being Galactus.—
Jeff Spry,
Space.com,
12 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Michigan’s Will Campbell — Campbell’s a fantastic athlete for his size (6-foot-6, 320 pounds) who is durable and battle-tested.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
14 Apr. 2025
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The chair is extremely durable and supports up to 700 pounds.—
Christopher Murray,
FOXNews.com,
14 Apr. 2025
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“Indestructible.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/indestructible. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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