Indomitable
[ɪn'dɒmɪtəb(ə)l] or [ɪn'dɑmɪtəbl]
Definition
(a.) Not to be subdued; untamable; invincible; as, an indomitable will, courage, animal.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
a. Unyielding, unconquerable, invincible, not to be subdued.
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Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Invincible, untamable, irrepressible, indefatigable
ANT:Effortless, feeble, languid
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Definition
adj. that cannot be tamed: not to be subdued.—adv. Indom′itably.
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Examples
- Still indomitable was the reply--_I_ care for myself. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- She fought the women with indomitable courage, and they could not talk scandal in any tongue but their own. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- Never, said he, as he ground his teeth, never was anything at once so frail and so indomitable. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- With an astonished look at the indomitable old face and the bright eyes, the Secretary repeated, 'Run away from him? Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- She looked full into his face, and her dark, inchoate eyes had now a furtive look, and a look of a knowledge of evil, dark and indomitable. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- The passion came up in him, stroke after stroke, like the ringing of a bronze bell, so strong and unflawed and indomitable. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- And yet he was somewhere indomitable and separate, like a quick, vital rat. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- What he accomplished was due largely to indomitable perseverance. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
- Her resolution not to enter on the question with him, and his knowledge of her indomitable character, enhanced his sense of helplessness. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
- Only her indomitable will remained static and mechanical, she sat at the table making her musing, stray remarks. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- Sharp watched this graceless bedside with indomitable patience. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- From one of the proudest families in Kentucky he had inherited a set of fine European features, and a high, indomitable spirit. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
- All her men were dead, it remained to her only to stand alone in indomitable assertion, demanding nothing. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- How, says the trooper, folding his arms and looking with indomitable firmness at his brother, how is my mother to be got to scratch me? Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
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