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.
2. Overwhelming or insurmountable.

Synonyms

• unsuperable

Antonyms

• superable

Derived terms

• insuperableness

Related terms

• insuperability

Translations

Translations

• Dutch: onoverkomelijk (nl)
• Esperanto: nesuperebla
• French: insurmontable (fr)

• German: unüberwindbar, unüberwindlich
• Greek: αξεπέραστος (el) m (axepérastos), ανυπέρβλητος (el) m (anypérvlitos)
• 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, The Century Co., New York, 1911
• insuperable at OneLook Dictionary Search

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Spanish

Adjective

insuperable (plural insuperables)

1. insuperable

Related terms

• superable