What does insuperable mean?

Definitions for insuperable
ɪnˈsu pər ə bəlin·su·per·a·ble

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. insuperable, insurmountableadjective

    impossible to surmount

  2. insuperable, unconquerableadjective

    incapable of being surmounted or excelled

    "insuperable odds"; "insuperable heroes"

Wiktionary

  1. insuperableadjective

    Impossible to achieve or overcome or be negotiated.

  2. insuperableadjective

    Overwhelming or insurmountable.

  3. Etymology: From insuperabilis

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. 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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  1. 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

  1. Insuperableadjective

    incapable of being passed over or surmounted; insurmountable; as, insuperable difficulties

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Insuperable

    in-sū′pėr-a-bl, adj. that cannot be passed over: unconquerable.—n. Insuperabil′ity.—adv. Insū′perably. [O. Fr.,—L.,—in, not, superabilissuperāre, to pass over—super, above.]

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of insuperable in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of insuperable in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of insuperable in a Sentence

  1. Thomas Troward:

    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.

  2. David Mamet:

    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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