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insuperableimpossible to overcome or surmount; insurmountable

Part of speech: ADJECTIVE

Definition: impossible to overcome or surmount; insurmountable

Pronunciation (IPA): /ɪnˈsuːpərəbl/

Korean meaning: 극복할 수 없는, 넘어설 수 없는

Korean pronunciation: 인**수**퍼러블

Example Sentences

  • My grandmother's insuperable fear of technology means she still uses a rotary phone from 1975.
  • The language barrier proved insuperable when he tried to order pizza in Italian but accidentally proposed marriage instead.
  • The financial crisis created seemingly insuperable challenges for the small business.

insuperable

ADJECTIVE

//ɪnˈsuːpərəbl//

impossible to overcome or surmount; insurmountable

insuperable concept
💡 Concept

극복할 수 없는, 넘어설 수 없는

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🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/ɪnˈsuːpərəbl/
🇬🇧 UK/ɪnˈsjuːpərəbl/

🌳Etymology

Prefixin--
Rootsuper
Suffix--able

Origin

From Latin insuperabilis, meaning 'that cannot be overcome or passed over.' The word literally described obstacles that were impossible to climb over or surmount.

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🎵Rhyme

recoverablediscoverableunrecoverable
recoverable
discoverable
unrecoverable

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📝Examples

😄 Fun example

My grandmother's insuperable fear of technology means she still uses a rotary phone from 1975.

😄 Fun example

The language barrier proved insuperable when he tried to order pizza in Italian but accidentally proposed marriage instead.

The financial crisis created seemingly insuperable challenges for the small business.

What seemed like an insuperable problem was solved by a simple software update.

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📚Related Words

Synonyms

insurmountableunconquerableinvincibleunbeatableimpregnable

Antonyms

surmountableconquerablemanageable

Related

obstaclebarrierchallengedifficultyimpediment