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insurmountable - 5 dictionary results

in⋅sur⋅mount⋅a⋅ble

[in-ser-moun-tuh-buhl]
–adjective
incapable of being surmounted, passed over, or overcome; insuperable: an insurmountable obstacle.

Origin:
1690–1700; in- 3 + surmountable
in·sur·mount·a·ble     (ĭn'sər-moun'tə-bəl)  Pronunciation Key 
adj.   Impossible to surmount; insuperable: insurmountable difficulties.

in'sur·mount'a·bil'i·ty, in'sur·mount'a·ble·ness n., in'sur·mount'a·bly adv.

insurmountable 
1696, from in- "not" + surmountable (see surmount).

insurmountable

adjective
1. not capable of being surmounted or overcome; "insurmountable disadvantages" [ant: surmountable
2. impossible to surmount [syn: insuperable

Insurmountable

In`sur*mount"a*ble\, a. [Pref. in- not + surmountable: cf. F. insurmountable.] Incapable of being passed over, surmounted, or overcome; insuperable; as, insurmountable difficulty or obstacle. --Locke.

Hope thinks nothing difficult; despair tells us that difficulty is insurmountable. --I. Watts.

Syn: Insuperable; impassable; invincible.

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