Meaning & use

impassable

adjective·Academic

Impossible to travel along or through because of an obstacle or poor conditions.

See it in a sentence

Heavy snow made the mountain pass impassable for two days.

Fallen trees left the forest trail impassable after the storm.

A note on using this word

Impassable describes roads, paths, or barriers, not people or ideas.

Words with a similar meaning

blockedimpenetrable

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Words with an opposite meaning

passableopen

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