Meaning of INSUPERABLE
| Pronunciation: | | in'soopurubul
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- [adj] impossible to surmount
- [adj] incapable of being surmounted or excelled; "insuperable odds"; "insuperable heroes"
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| | Synonyms: | | insurmountable, unconquerable, unsurmountable |
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| | Definition: | | \In*su"per*a*ble\, a. [L. insuperabilis: cf. OF.
insuperable. See {In-} not, and {Superable}.]
Incapable of being passed over or surmounted; insurmountable;
as, insuperable difficulties.
And middle natures, how they long to join, Yet never
pass the insuperable line? --Pope.
The difficulty is enhanced, or is . . . insuperable.
--I. Taylor.
Syn: Impassable; insurmountable; unconquerable. --
{In*su"per*a*ble*ness}, n. -- {In*su"per*a*bly}, adv.
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| | Related Terms: | | beyond one, impassable, impenetrable, impracticable, impractical, impregnable, incontestable, indomitable, inexpugnable, inoperable, insurmountable, invincible, inviolable, invulnerable, irresistible, overpowering, overwhelming, resistless, too much for, unachievable, unassailable, unattainable, unbeatable, uncompassable, unconquerable, undoable, uneffectible, unnegotiable, unperformable, unrealizable, unsubduable, unsurmountable, unsurpassable, unworkable, unyielding |
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