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unsurmountable

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unsurmountable [ˌʌnsɜːˈmaʊntəbəl]
adj
(of a problem, etc.) not capable of being solved or overcome
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.unsurmountableunsurmountable - not capable of being surmounted or overcome; "insurmountable disadvantages"
insurmountable
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"
2.unsurmountable - incapable of being surmounted or climbed
unclimbable
impassable, unpassable - incapable of being passed
Translations
unsurmountable [ˈʌnsəˈmaʊntəbl] ADJ → insuperable
unsurmountable
adj → unübersteigbar; (fig) → unüberwindlich


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The appearance of such unsurmountable difficulties was sufficient to have inspired him with despair, however ardent his wishes had been; but even these were contruoled by compassion for another woman.
The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling by Fielding, Henry View in context
The touch of her hand had filled him with ecstasy; he had desired to enter into her soul so that he could share every thought with her and every feeling; he had suffered acutely because, when silence had fallen between them, a remark of hers showed how far their thoughts had travelled apart, and he had rebelled against the unsurmountable wall which seemed to divide every personality from every other.
Of Human Bondage by Maugham, W. Somerset View in context
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