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[ in-di-struhk-tuh-buhl ] / ˌɪn dɪˈstrʌk tə bəl / SEE SYNONYMS FOR indestructible ON THESAURUS.COM
adjectivenot destructible; that cannot be destroyed. Origin of indestructibleFrom the Late Latin word indēstrūctibilis, dating back to 1665–75. See in-3, destructible SYNONYMS FOR indestructibleunbreakable, permanent, enduring. SEE SYNONYMS FOR indestructible ON THESAURUS.COM OTHER WORDS FROM indestructiblein·de·struct·i·bil·i·ty, in·de·struct·i·ble·ness, nounin·de·struct·i·bly, adverbWords nearby indestructibleindependent suspension, independent variable, in-depth, Inderal, indescribable, indestructible, in detail, indeterminable, indeterminacy, indeterminacy principle, indeterminate Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for indestructibleI took the bus back down, feeling triumphant and indestructible. The Climax of ‘Portnoy’s Complaint’|Robert Hofler|May 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST The indestructible Gallegos had been killed, Mace was gravely wounded, and neither of them knew what had happened to Martin. Ty Carter Awarded Medal of Honor|David Eisler, Jake Tapper|August 31, 2013|DAILY BEAST At just 4-feet-11-inches tall and weighing barely 100 pounds, "She thought she was indestructible." Long Island Serial Killer: A Victim's Roommate Speaks|Christine Pelisek|April 16, 2011|DAILY BEAST But Lee has the kind of indestructible self-confidence that means the only place she is going is up. New York's Next First Lady?|Jacob Bernstein|April 21, 2010|DAILY BEAST
Lee has the kind of indestructible self-confidence that means the only place she is going is up. New York's Next First Lady?|Jacob Bernstein|April 21, 2010|DAILY BEAST Her bodily eyes stood wide open, as if gazing into the heart of horror essential—her own indestructible evil. And into the brain of all living beings will be born the perfect comprehension of their own indestructible divinity. The Crimson Tide|Robert W. Chambers They take a beautiful polish, and a good one is indestructible. In the Ranks of the C.I.V.|Erskine Childers The resolutions of an individual like that are as substantial and indestructible as he. Captain Macedoine's Daughter|William McFee It is a familiar doctrine of modern science that energy, like matter, is indestructible.
British Dictionary definitions for indestructible
adjectiveincapable of being destroyed; very durable Derived forms of indestructibleindestructibility or indestructibleness, nounindestructibly, adverbCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to indestructibledurable, perpetual, immortal, abiding, deathless, enduring, everlasting, immutable, imperishable, incorruptible, indelible, indissoluble, permanent, unalterable, unbreakable, unchangeable, undying, inextinguishable, inextirpable, irrefragable |