insurmountable
pronunciation
How to pronounce insurmountable in British English:
UK [ˌɪnsəˈmaʊntəbl]
How to pronounce insurmountable in American English:
US [ˌɪnsərˈmaʊntəbl]
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- Adjective:
- not capable of being surmounted or overcome
- impossible to surmount
Word Origin
- insurmountable (adj.)
- 1690s, from in- (1) "not, opposite of" + surmountable. Related: Insurmountably. Brachet calls French insurmontable a "ghastly philological monster."
Example
- 1. These hurdles are not insurmountable .
- 2. Ultimately though , sora faces one possibly insurmountable hurdle in her rise to chinese superstardom .
- 3. For all practical intents and purposes , the speed of light is an insurmountable threshold .
- 4. My ongoing maths grades proved clearly to me that I was facing an insurmountable obstacle , so I gave up .
- 5. There is no economic hindrance to gaining the advantages of size in this way , nor any insurmountable legal obstacles .