word | insuperable |
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definition | Incapable of being solved or overcome. |
eg_sentence | In learning to speak again after suffering a massive stroke, he had overcome what seemed like insuperable odds. |
explanation | From its roots, the literal meaning of insuperable would be something like “un-get-overable”; insurmountable is a fairly exact synonym. Insuperable is used to describe obstacles, difficulties, barriers, obstructions, problems, and objections. Americans love stories of people who succeed in spite of terrible handicaps, whether as a result of physical limitations, prejudice, poverty, or lack of opportunity; such rugged spirits may be called indomitable, “incapable of being subdued. |
IPA | insuperable* |
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