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unassailableunable to be attacked, questioned, or defeated; impregnable

Part of speech: ADJECTIVE

Definition: unable to be attacked, questioned, or defeated; impregnable

Pronunciation (IPA): /ˌʌnəˈseɪləbl/

Korean meaning: 공격할 수 없는, 의심할 여지가 없는, 완벽한

Korean pronunciation: 언-어-세일-러-블 (강세: 세일)

Example Sentences

  • My mom's cooking skills are unassailable - even Gordon Ramsay would bow down to her kimchi jjigae.
  • The student's excuse was unassailable: 'My dog ate my laptop, then my backup laptop, and finally my cloud storage password.'
  • The scientist presented unassailable proof that pineapple belongs on pizza.

unassailable

ADJECTIVE

//ˌʌnəˈseɪləbl//

unable to be attacked, questioned, or defeated; impregnable

unassailable concept
💡 Concept

Completely impregnable and undefeatable fortress

unassailable rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

With no weapons available, the fortress stays unassailable!

🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/ˌʌnəˈseɪləbl/
🇬🇧 UK/ˌʌnəˈseɪləbl/

🌳Etymology

Prefixun--
Rootassail
Suffix--able

Origin

From the prefix 'un-' (not) combined with 'assailable', which comes from the Old French 'assaillir' meaning 'to attack', derived from Latin 'ad-' (to) and 'salire' (to leap or jump).

🎵Rhyme

availableunavailableassailable
available
unavailable
assailable

🔗Collocations

unassailable position
unassailable logic
unassailable evidence
unassailable fortress
unassailable reputation
unassailable lead

📝Examples

😄 Fun example

My mom's cooking skills are unassailable - even Gordon Ramsay would bow down to her kimchi jjigae.

😄 Fun example

The student's excuse was unassailable: 'My dog ate my laptop, then my backup laptop, and finally my cloud storage password.'

😄 Fun example

The scientist presented unassailable proof that pineapple belongs on pizza.

His unassailable academic record earned him admission to the top university.

📚Related Words

Synonyms

impregnableinvincibleindisputableirrefutablebulletproof

Antonyms

vulnerableassailablequestionable

Related

fortressinvulnerableimpenetrablesecure

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