insuperable

English

Etymology

From Latin insuperabilis

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /ɪnˈsup(ə)ɹəb(ə)l/

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Adjective

insuperable (comparative more insuperable, superlative most insuperable)

1. Impossible to achieve or overcome or be negotiated.
   • 2012, James Lambert, “Beyond Hobson-Jobson: A new lexicography for Indian English”, in World Englishes‎^[1], page 308:

     While Indian English may not have a uniform standard form throughout the country, this in itself is not an insuperable obstacle for lexicography.

2. Overwhelming or insurmountable.

Synonyms

• unsuperable

Antonyms

• superable

Derived terms

• insuperableness

Related terms

• insuperability

Translations

Translations

• Bulgarian: непреодолим (bg) (nepreodolim)
• Dutch: onoverkomelijk (nl)
• Esperanto: nesuperebla
• French: insurmontable (fr)

• German: unüberwindbar, unüberwindlich
• Greek: αξεπέραστος (el) m (axepérastos), ανυπέρβλητος (el) m (anypérvlitos)
• Irish: dosháraithe
• Russian: неодоли́мый (ru) m (neodolímyj)

See also

• impassable
• unconquerable

Further reading

• insuperable in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• insuperable in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
• insuperable at OneLook Dictionary Search

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Spanish

Adjective

insuperable (plural insuperables)

1. insuperable

Related terms

• superable