SYNONYMS AND RELATED EXPRESSIONS
insurmountable
adjective
Too great or difficult to overcome.
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Too difficult to overcome
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Usage distinction
Return to topInsurmountable asserts that an obstacle cannot be overcome; overwhelming may allow eventual success.
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See insurmountable in use
Without access to the only available venue, the team faced an apparently insurmountable obstacle.
An insurmountable size limit prevented the team from moving its rigid sculpture through the exhibition room's only entrance without destroying the work.
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