Meaning & use

indomitable

adjective·Advanced

Impossible to defeat, discourage, or subdue, especially through determination or courage.

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Despite losing her home twice to floods, she rebuilt it with an indomitable spirit.

The team's indomitable will carried them through injuries and a difficult schedule.

A note on using this word

"Indomitable" almost always modifies abstract qualities like spirit, will, or courage rather than physical objects.

Words with a similar meaning

unyieldingunconquerable

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