INSUPERABLE Synonyms: 114 Similar and Opposite Words

insuperable

adjective

(ˌ)in-ˈsü-p(ə-)rə-bəl

Definition of insuperable

as in insurmountable

incapable of being defeated, overcome, or subdued the building project ran into insuperable financial difficulties and had to be scrapped

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as in impossible

incapable of being solved or accomplished insuperable problems have arisen which make it very unlikely that we will ever finish this project

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Recent Examples of insuperable Orban succeeded in this enterprise to what seemed like an insuperable level. — Melik Kaylan, Forbes.com, 28 Apr. 2026 Raise the stakes, place insuperable obstacles before the protagonist, have the protagonist somehow surmount them while becoming braver and better. — Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 9 June 2025 Television’s tendency to play down to the masses — manipulating our individual needs for attention, for agreement, or simply to win — is an insuperable problem at this particular, shameless moment in pop culture. — Armond White, National Review, 16 Oct. 2024 This attitude, although understandable, creates an insuperable barrier to creating a better policy. — Alan S. Blinder, Foreign Affairs, 11 Dec. 2018 See All Example Sentences for insuperable

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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

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Well, not necessarily unhittable, but impossible to score runs against.

— Ian Miller OutKick, FOXNews.com, 18 Oct. 2026
The documentary contains, through her participation and performance, the accommodation that facts alone are insufficient and maybe impossible.

— Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of impossible

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

Pettus said watching Patterson's progress and seeing her family in a home of their own has been especially meaningful after a period that once seemed hopeless.

— Jennifer Bisram, CBS News, 14 Oct. 2026
Approximately 18% of all Latino high school students have seriously contemplated suicide and 42% of Latino youths reported constantly feeling sad or hopeless, recent congressional studies found.

— Carlos De Loera, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of hopeless

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

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

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