Definitions for insurmountable
ˌɪn sərˈmaʊn tə bəlin·sur·mount·able

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

1. insurmountable, unsurmountableadjective

   not capable of being surmounted or overcome

   "insurmountable disadvantages"

2. insuperable, insurmountableadjective

   impossible to surmount

WiktionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 2 votes

1. insurmountableadjective

   Incapable of being passed over, surmounted, or overcome; insuperable; as, insurmountable difficulty or obstacle.

2. Etymology: * in- + surmountable

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Insurmountableadjective

   Insuperable; unconquerable.

   Etymology: insurmontable, Fr. in and surmountable.

   This difficulty is insurmountable, 'till I can make simplicity and variety the same. John Locke.

   Hope thinks nothing difficult; despair tells us, that difficulty is insurmountable. Isaac Watts.

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1. insurmountable

   Insurmountable refers to a problem, difficulty, or obstacle that is too great or extreme to overcome, handle or solve.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Insurmountableadjective

   incapable of being passed over, surmounted, or overcome; insuperable; as, insurmountable difficulty or obstacle

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Insurmountable

   in-sur-mownt′a-bl, adj. not surmountable: that cannot be overcome.—n. Insurmountabil′ity.—adv. Insurmount′ably.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of insurmountable in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of insurmountable in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of insurmountable in a Sentence

1. Mohammad Javad Zarif:

   I don't think the problems are insurmountable.

2. Philip Emma:

   Even if they emerge from bankruptcy as a going concern, they have a pretty insurmountable retail problem, the desire to control the real estate was Eddie Lampert motivation through this long slide. If there's any reason Eddie Lampert is still involved in this, it's the value is in the real estate, with a footprint you can't easily replicate for a variety of reasons.

3. Michel Temer:

   The loss of the National Museum's collection is insurmountable for Brazil. Two hundred years of work, research and knowledge were lost, it's a sad day for all Brazilians.

4. Paul Hokemeyer:

   Compassion fatigue is a well-established concept in the realm of health care providers. First observed in nurses who worked in emergency rooms, it describes the sense of helplessness and hopelessness that can overtake a person providing care for someone whose suffering seems never-ending and insurmountable.

5. Jody Farley-Berens:

   Making ends meet is insurmountable, there are so many doctors' appointments, copays, surgeries, prescriptions. And then the inability to work -- any savings that there may have been is gone very quickly.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=insurmountable
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Insurmountable
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=insurmountable
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/insurmountable
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=insurmountable