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word insuperable
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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