unbeatable

English

Etymology

From un- +‎ beat +‎ -able. Beatable is a back-formation.

Adjective

unbeatable (not comparable)

1. That cannot be beaten, defeated or overcome

   Synonyms: invincible, impregnable

   • 1920, Herman Cyril McNeile, chapter 1, in Bulldog Drummond:

     Deep-set and steady, with eyelashes that many a woman had envied, they showed the man for what he was—a sportsman and a gentleman. And the combination of the two is an unbeatable production.

   • 2025 February 26, Emma Sanders, “'A proper English performance' against Spain”, in BBC Sport‎^[1]:

     Lauren James was exceptional out wide, Millie Bright unbeatable in defence and Lucy Bronze tireless in dealing with Spain forward Salma Paralluelo.

Translations

that cannot be beaten, defeated or overcome

• Belarusian: непераможны (njepjeramóžny)
• Bulgarian: непобедим (bg) (nepobedim)
• Catalan: imbatible
• Finnish: lyömätön (fi), päihittämätön, voittamaton (fi)
• French: imbattable (fr), invincible (fr)
• German: unschlagbar (de)
• Hungarian: verhetetlen (hu)
• Irish: dobhuailte, dochloíte, dosháraithe
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: uslåelig

  Nynorsk: uslåeleg

• Polish: bezkonkurencyjny
• Portuguese: imbatível
• Russian: непобедимый (ru) (nepobedimyj)
• Spanish: imbatible, invencible (es)
• Swedish: oslagbar (sv)
• Ukrainian: нездола́нний (nezdolánnyj), неперемо́жний (neperemóžnyj)

Noun

unbeatable (plural unbeatables)

1. Someone or something that cannot be beaten.