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insurmountable

(ɪnsəʳmaʊntəbəl)
adjective
A problem that is insurmountable is so great that it cannot be dealt with successfully.
The crisis doesn't seem like an insurmountable problem.
Synonyms: insuperable, impossible, overwhelming, hopeless More Synonyms of insurmountable

insurmountable in British English

(ˌɪnsəˈmaʊntəbəl)
adjective
incapable of being overcome; insuperable
Derived forms
insurmountability (ˌinsurˌmountaˈbility) or insurmountableness (ˌinsurˈmountableness)
noun
insurmountably (ˌinsurˈmountably)
adverb

insurmountable in American English

(ˌɪnsərˈmaʊntəbəl)
adjective
not surmountable; that cannot be passed over or overcome; insuperable
Derived forms
insurmountability (ˌinsurˌmountaˈbility)
noun
insurmountably (ˌinsurˈmountably)
adverb

Examples of 'insurmountable' in a sentence
insurmountable

But the obstacles were not insurmountable.
Smithsonian Mag (2017)
The pitch has not become an insurmountable problem, devoid of life and hope for bowlers.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
To have an epidemic in one department of the team is almost insurmountable.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
The problems are not insurmountable but it takes time and money to get through them.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
This should not be seen as an insurmountable obstacle to their use.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
This powerful secret with its fear and regret and horror seem insurmountable.
Christianity Today (2000)
It is difficult to see how seemingly insurmountable gaps between the sides would be bridged.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
The lack of income would present an insurmountable problem in remortgaging with another lender.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
There are no insurmountable obstacles stopping other countries from reforming.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
They get bigger in our heads until they seem insurmountable.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
But this is not an insurmountable problem.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
The general drift is still to view an away match as a seemingly insurmountable obstacle.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
But the means to these ends seem similarly insurmountable.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
But his final chapter came when insurmountable health problems meant he had to be put down.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
Is he worried that brutal economic times will prove an insurmountable obstacle?
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
But despite decades of research the technical problems have seemed insurmountable.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
But his lack of form looks likely to prove an insurmountable obstacle.
The Sun (2016)
The former involves some recognition of the difficulties of competing when the advantages of local firms seem insurmountable.
Tom Cannon Basic Marketing. Principles and Practice (1986)
It is a marathon running term for the point in the race when a runner meets an almost insurmountable physical barrier.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
The more forthright you are, the more swiftly their seemingly insurmountable facade will tumble.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
There are tears and there are tantrums, as he tries to introduce more fresh food in the face of seemingly insurmountable challenges.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
And it becomes an almost insurmountable task when your dad happens to have been an exceptional, highly colourful and controversial world champion.
The Sun (2011)
He calls for a'new hero to deliver the famous box' against seemingly insurmountable odds to their lover.
The Sun (2015)
But it can lead to avoidance, putting things off until they become a huge, seemingly insurmountable problem.
The Sun (2015)
(adjective) 
Definition
impossible to overcome
The fiscal crisis does not seem like an insurmountable problem.
Synonyms
insuperable
an insuperable obstacle to co-operation
impossible
You shouldn't promise what's impossible.
overwhelming
hopeless
I don't believe your situation is as hopeless as you think.
invincible
When he is on form he is virtually invincible.
impassable
unconquerable
a celebration of art, beauty and the unconquerable human spirit

Additional synonyms

in the sense of hopeless
Definition
having or offering no hope
I don't believe your situation is as hopeless as you think.
Synonyms
impossible,
pointless,
futile,
useless,
vain,
forlorn,
no-win,
unattainable,
impracticable,
unachievable,
not having a prayer
in the sense of impossible
Definition
not able to be done or to happen
You shouldn't promise what's impossible.
Synonyms
unachievable,
hopeless,
out of the question,
vain,
unthinkable,
inconceivable,
far-fetched,
unworkable,
implausible,
unattainable,
unobtainable,
beyond you,
not to be thought of
in the sense of invincible
Definition
incapable of being defeated
When he is on form he is virtually invincible.
Synonyms
unbeatable,
unassailable,
indomitable,
unyielding,
indestructible,
impregnable,
insuperable,
invulnerable,
unconquerable,
unsurmountable

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