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View synonyms for unconquerable

unconquerable

[ uhn-kong-ker-uh-buhl ]

adjective

  1. impossible to take or subdue by military force:

    Within days, Caesar had taken the hitherto unconquerable England.

  2. impossible to overcome or defeat:

    His childhood was marked by unconquerable shyness.

  3. impossible to gain or win by effort, personal appeal, etc.:

    For her, I would once again play the hero and prove myself worthy of her unconquerable heart.



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  • un·con·quer·a·bly adverb
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Word History and Origins

Origin of unconquerable1

First recorded in 1590–1600; un- 1( def ) + conquer ( def ) + -able ( def )
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Example Sentences

After a lifetime with cystic fibrosis, and 13 years battling an unconquerable infection, Mallory’s body could take no more.

She described Herz as “a warm, loving, truly gentle person, with an unconquerable spirit and a rare combination of moral and physical courage.”

From Salon

And despite darkness around the world, there is "unconquerable hope" in the birth of Jesus Christ, he will say.

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And like divers plunging into a pool, members of an unconquerable Braves defense leapt almost comically one by one into the pile, burying Latu.

Omar lives again, thanks to the unconquerable power of his words, now borne aloft by the music of history.

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