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Definitions for insuperable
ɪnˈsu pər ə bəlin·su·per·a·ble
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Princeton's WordNet
insuperable, insurmountableadjective
impossible to surmount
insuperable, unconquerableadjective
incapable of being surmounted or excelled
"insuperable odds"; "insuperable heroes"
Wiktionary
insuperableadjective
Impossible to achieve or overcome or be negotiated.
insuperableadjective
Overwhelming or insurmountable.
Etymology: From insuperabilis
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
INSUPERABLEadjective
Invincible; insurmountable; not to be conquered; not to be overcome.
Etymology: insuperabilis, Latin.
This appears to be an insuperable objection, because of the evidence that sense seems to give it. Kenelm Digby, on Bodies.
Much might be done would we but endeavour; nothing is insuperable to pains and patience. John Ray, on the Creation.
And middle natures how they long to join,
Yet never pass th' insuperable line. Alexander Pope, Essay on Man.
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insuperable
Insuperable refers to something that is impossible to overcome, solve, or deal with successfully. It generally indicates a difficulty or obstacle that cannot be conquered or achieved. It's usually used in reference to various challenges, problems, or difficulties.
Webster Dictionary
Insuperableadjective
incapable of being passed over or surmounted; insurmountable; as, insuperable difficulties
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Insuperable
in-sū′pėr-a-bl, adj. that cannot be passed over: unconquerable.—n. Insuperabil′ity.—adv. Insū′perably. [O. Fr.,—L.,—in, not, superabilis—superāre, to pass over—super, above.]
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of insuperable in Chaldean Numerology is: 5
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of insuperable in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5
Examples of insuperable in a Sentence
Our repeated failure to fully act as we would wish must not discourage us. It is the sincere intention that is the essential thing, and this will in time release us from the bondage of habits which at present seem almost insuperable.
The popularity of disaster movies expresses a collective perception of a world threatened by irresistible and unforeseen forces which nevertheless are thwarted at the last moment. Their thinly veiled symbolic meaning might be translated thus: We are innocent of wrongdoing. We are attacked by unforeseeable forces come to harm us. We are, thus, innocent even of negligence. Though those forces are insuperable, chance will come to our aid and we shall emerge victorious.
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