insurmountable en · ADJ
Pronunciation
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Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Italic *n̥- Latin in-bor. Middle English in- English in- English surmount Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English surmountable English insurmountable From in- + surmountable.
Meanings
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Incapable of being passed over, surmounted, or overcome; insuperable
Overcoming Japan’s demographic crisis has proved insurmountable for occupants of the Kantei – the prime minister’s office – long before Kishida moved in last autumn.
2023 January 24, Justin McCurry, “Japan PM’s solution to dire birthrate has already been rejected by young”, in The Guardian:Getting everybody to agree proved to be an insurmountable difficulty.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more insurmountable | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most insurmountable | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Antonyms
Deriveds
insurmountableness · insurmountably
Synonyms
Translations (49)
hu legyőzhetetlen (incapable of being passed over) · uk неперемо́жний (incapable of being passed over) · ga dochloíte (incapable of being passed over) · de unüberwindbar (incapable of being passed over) · la inēluctābilis (incapable of being passed over) · fi ylipääsemätön (incapable of being passed over) · sl nepremostljiv (incapable of being passed over) · cs nepřekonatelný (incapable of being passed over) · fr insurmontable (incapable of being passed over) · pt inexorável (incapable of being passed over) · pt insuperável (incapable of being passed over) · be неадо́льны (incapable of being passed over) · el αξεπέραστος (incapable of being passed over) · fr infranchissable (incapable of being passed over) · cmn 無法克服的 /无法克服的 (incapable of being passed over) · ru неодоли́мый (incapable of being passed over) · uk нездола́нний (incapable of being passed over) · pl nieprzezwyciężony (incapable of being passed over) · de unüberwindlich (incapable of being passed over) · el ανυπέρβλητος (incapable of being passed over) · mk несовладлив (incapable of being passed over) · la insuperābilis (incapable of being passed over) · uk незбо́рний (incapable of being passed over) · nb uoverstigelig (incapable of being passed over) · ga dosháraithe (incapable of being passed over) · bg непреодоли́м (incapable of being passed over) · ca insuperable (incapable of being passed over) · be непераадо́льны (incapable of being passed over) · mk непремостлив (incapable of being passed over) · ro insurmontabil (incapable of being passed over) · es infranqueable (incapable of being passed over) · hu leküzdhetetlen (incapable of being passed over) · tr aşılamaz (incapable of being passed over) · pl nie do pokonania (incapable of being passed over) · sv oöverstiglig (incapable of being passed over) · uk неперебо́рний (incapable of being passed over) · hu áthághatatlan (incapable of being passed over) · nn uoverstigeleg (incapable of being passed over) · hu áthidalhatatlan (incapable of being passed over) · fr impassable (incapable of being passed over) · uk непобори́мий (incapable of being passed over) · uk незбори́мий (incapable of being passed over) · fi ylitsepääsemätön (incapable of being passed over) · es insalvable (incapable of being passed over) · es insuperable (incapable of being passed over) · uk непобо́рний (incapable of being passed over) · ru непреодоли́мый (incapable of being passed over) · nl onoverkomelijk (incapable of being passed over) · sl nepremagljiv (incapable of being passed over)