INDOMITABLE Synonyms: 44 Similar and Opposite Words

indomitable

adjective

in-ˈdä-mə-tə-bəl

Definition of indomitable

as in unconquerable

incapable of being defeated, overcome, or subdued an indomitable spirit was needed to endure the rigors of pioneer life

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Recent Examples of indomitable Moore is genuinely hilarious in the role, transforming under the tutelage of Paul Giamatti’s world-weary director character Jerry from a timid mouse into an indomitable and histrionic artist. — Taylor Antrim, Vogue, 19 Sep. 2026 Throughout her 60-year career, Dolly Parton became an indomitable force in country music, helping bring the genre to mainstream dominance. — Aj Willingham, AJC.com, 26 Aug. 2026 More than 70 years after her onscreen breakout, Audrey Hepburn‘s legacy is an indomitable Hollywood presence to attempt to recreate onscreen. — Glenn Garner, Deadline, 16 Aug. 2026 The director has established himself as this century’s preëminent Hollywood filmmaker, the rare working artist whose catalogue is as commercially indomitable as it is critically lauded. — Brady Brickner-Wood, New Yorker, 22 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for indomitable

Recent Examples of Synonyms for indomitable

Adjective

But the advent of NIL has turned the gap into an unconquerable chasm.

— Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 6 Sep. 2026
The rescue party made its way to New York harbor by train, private car, and then two bicycles shared among the three of them—Frank, Sarah’s husband, on one; Sarah and Billo on the other—when shipyard traffic proved unconquerable by automobile.

— Claire Carusillo, Harpers Magazine, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of unconquerable

Adjective

In some Bengali traditions, Vijayadashami rituals include Aparajita Puja, the worship of the goddess in her invincible form, sometimes represented by the butterfly pea plant.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 9 Oct. 2026
Of course, an extra three-quarters of an inch clearance and some elastic straps do not transform a unibody, front-biased crossover into an invincible rock-crawling monster.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of invincible

Adjective

Since the album’s release in June, Rodrigo has been unstoppable, launching her own music festival, Daisy Chain Fields, and kicking off her Unraveled Tour in support of the LP.

— Maya Georgi, Rolling Stone, 13 Oct. 2026
There is not much to know about his condition publicly other than that the last three months may have been physically tougher on the once-unstoppable singer than what came before.

— Chris Willman, Variety, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of unstoppable

Adjective

The Oscars love sprawling biopics, underdogs and triumphant stories in which seemingly insurmountable obstacles are eventually overcome.

— Clayton Davis, Variety, 8 Oct. 2026
Of course, the Dodger bullpen almost handed the game back to them when Ozzie Albies hit a two-run homer off Tanner Scott in the ninth to close what seemed to be an insurmountable gap.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2026

Definition of insurmountable

Adjective

Dropped catches from Steve Smith, Green and Travis Head ensured yesterday's brief rally in the field fizzled out and allowed Bangladesh to bat itself into an almost impregnable position.

— ABC News, ABC News, 14 Aug. 2026
The shell of a good- sized adult abalone is more or less impregnable to most of the kelp forest’s predators, too strong and too thick for penetration.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 29 July 2026