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insurmountable

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in·sur·mount·a·ble  (nsr-mount-bl)
adj.
Impossible to surmount; insuperable: insurmountable difficulties.
insur·mounta·bili·ty, insur·mounta·ble·ness n.
insur·mounta·bly adv.
insurmountable
Adjective
impossible to overcome: insurmountable problems
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Adj.1.insurmountableinsurmountable - not capable of being surmounted or overcome; "insurmountable disadvantages"
unsurmountable
unconquerable - not capable of being conquered or vanquished or overcome; "a tribute to his courage...and his unconquerable will"- R.E.Danielson; "faced unconquerable difficulties"
impossible - not capable of occurring or being accomplished or dealt with; "an impossible dream"; "an impossible situation"
surmountable - capable of being surmounted or overcome; "situations of measurable and surmountable danger"
2.insurmountable - impossible to surmount
insuperable
unconquerable - not capable of being conquered or vanquished or overcome; "a tribute to his courage...and his unconquerable will"- R.E.Danielson; "faced unconquerable difficulties"
insurmountable
adjective insuperable, impossible, overwhelming, hopeless, invincible, impassable, unconquerable
Translations
Spanish insurmountable [ɪnsəˈmauntəbl] adj → insuperable
French insurmountable [ɪnsəˈmauntəbl] adj → insurmontable
German insurmountable [ɪnsəˈmauntəbl] adj → unüberwindlich
Italian insurmountable [ɪnsəˈmauntəbl] adj → insormontabile
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These innumerable multitudes of ruminating beasts often form an insurmountable obstacle to the passage of the trains; thousands of them have been seen passing over the track for hours together, in compact ranks.
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Yes, indeed, monsieur; there is a very serious obstacle, an insurmountable danger, which you are forgetting.
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It was all very well to join them, but speaking to them proved quite as much as ever an effort beyond my strength--offered, in close quarters, difficulties as insurmountable as before.
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