insurmountable

English

Etymology

in- + surmountable

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Adjective

insurmountable (comparative more insurmountable, superlative most insurmountable)

  1. Incapable of being passed over, surmounted, or overcome; insuperable
    Synonym: (archaic and rare) unsurmountable
    Antonym: surmountable
    Getting everybody to agree proved to be an insurmountable difficulty.
    • 2023 January 24, Justin McCurry, “Japan PM’s solution to dire birthrate has already been rejected by young”, in The Guardian:
      Overcoming Japan’s demographic crisis has proved insurmountable for occupants of the Kantei – the prime minister’s office – long before Kishida moved in last autumn.

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