Invincible
[ɪn'vɪnsɪb(ə)l] or [ɪn'vɪnsəbl]
Definition
(adj.) incapable of being overcome or subdued; 'an invincible army'; 'her invincible spirit' .
Editor: Wendell--From WordNet
Definition
(a.) Incapable of being conquered, overcome, or subdued; unconquerable; insuperable; as, an invincible army, or obstacle.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
a. [1]. Unconquerable, not to be subdued.[2]. Insuperable, insurmountable, not to be overcome.
Editor: Randolph
Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Impregnable, immovable, inexpugnable, unsubduable, irresistible, indomitable,unconquerable, insuperable, insurmountable
ANT:Weak, spiritless, powerless, puny, effortless
Checker: Shelia
Definition
adj. that cannot be overcome: insuperable.—ns. Invin′cibleness Invincibil′ity.—adv. Invin′cibly.—Invincible ignorance (see Ignorance).—The Invincible Doctor William of Occam (c. 1280-1349).
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Examples
- They imposed another pirate upon us at Nazareth--another invincible Arab guard. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- My life had hitherto been remarkably secluded and domestic; and this had given me invincible repugnance to new countenances. Mary Shelley. Frankenstein_Or_The Modern Prometheus.
- Some invincible repugnance to speak of such things to the strange foreign woman had checked the words on his lips. Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
- And in spite of raid and massacre they were just as invincible because they had the pressure of numbers and a strong avenging government behind them. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- All of this was done by the courage, capital, and invincible energy and genius of the great inventor. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- His brain seemed hard and invincible now like a jewel, there was no resisting him. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- He felt strong as winter, his hands were living metal, invincible and not to be turned aside. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- Mr. Snodgrass winced a little at this, but his heroism was invincible. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
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