indestructible

[ in-di-struhk-tuh-buhl ]

adjective

1. not destructible; that cannot be destroyed.

   Synonyms: unbreakable, enduring, permanent

indestructible

/ ˌɪndɪˈstrʌktəbəl /

adjective

1. incapable of being destroyed; very durable

Derived Forms

• ˌindeˈstructibly, adverb
• ˌindeˌstructiˈbility, noun

Other Words From

• inde·structi·bili·ty inde·structi·ble·ness noun
• inde·structi·bly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of indestructible¹

From the Late Latin word indēstrūctibilis, dating back to 1665–75. See in- ³, destructible

Example Sentences

The discovery might also remind humanity that life is not indestructible.

From Washington Post

Ombraz has a few models, all of which feature the same technology and are billed as nearly indestructible and prime for adventures like paddling, biking, and climbing.

From Outside Online

At this point in the Zoom interview, Pascal even got animated, moving his wrists in the same manner Gadot did when she was deflecting bullets from the enemy with her indestructible Amazonian bracelets.

From Washington Post

That said, we’re going into yet another abnormal campaign — without a bubble this time — and the Lakers will be led by a 36-year-old, albeit one who’s developed a reputation for being nearly indestructible.

From FiveThirtyEight

Touted to be “virtually indestructible,” the Mace Bell is available in five-, seven-, 10-, 15-, 20-, 25-, and 30-pound increments.

From Fortune

If you can survive both in Manchester, Tennessee, you are basically indestructible.

From The Daily Beast

I took the bus back down, feeling triumphant and indestructible.

From The Daily Beast

Wonder Woman has a lasso of truth, a pair of indestructible bracelets (badass, yet feminine) and an invisible airplane.

From The Daily Beast

The indestructible Gallegos had been killed, Mace was gravely wounded, and neither of them knew what had happened to Martin.

From The Daily Beast

At just 4-feet-11-inches tall and weighing barely 100 pounds, "She thought she was indestructible."

From The Daily Beast

But he loved now something in her place beyond the possibility of loss—an indestructible ideal.

From Project Gutenberg

Quartz consists of pure silica, and when in large masses is one of the most indestructible rocks.

From Project Gutenberg

The gold cannot be decomposed: let a test be added, and the indestructible ore will re-appear.

From Project Gutenberg

The pictures thus hermetically sealed are indestructible so long as the glass is not fractured.

From Project Gutenberg

But, none the less, his argument is indestructible against the theory that makes race the chief base of nationality.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• durable
• immortal
• perpetual