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insurmountable

[in-ser-moun-tuh-buhl]

adjective

  1. incapable of being surmounted, passed over, or overcome; insuperable.

    an insurmountable obstacle.



insurmountable

/ ˌɪԲəˈʊԳəə /

adjective

  1. incapable of being overcome; insuperable

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Word Forms

  • insurmountability noun
  • insurmountableness noun
  • insurmountably adverb
  • ˌԲܰˈdzܲԳٲ adverb
  • ˌԲܰˌdzܲԳٲˈٲ noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of insurmountable1

First recorded in 1690–1700; in- 3 + surmountable ( def. )
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But for Araceli, a Salvadorian immigrant, and her family, the bridge represented a seemingly insurmountable hurdle.

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The move comes after the company, also known as HBC, liquidated all its stores, citing a shifting retail landscape post-pandemic and US tariffs as insurmountable challenges.

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"But paired with the other tariffs, especially for brands that manufacture in China, it just becomes an insurmountable shift."

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The Top 14 play-offs, with semi-finals on the same weekend the Lions play Argentina in Dublin, pose a logistical problem, but perhaps not an insurmountable one.

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That would be great, Kasten said, except for what he said was an insurmountable obstacle.

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