Meaning & use

Insuperable

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Impossible to overcome; insurmountable.

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The budget cuts created what seemed like insuperable obstacles for the project.

Language barriers proved insuperable during the negotiations.

A note on using this word

From Latin 'insuperabilis,' formed from 'in-' (not) and 'superare' (to overcome).

Words with a similar meaning

insurmountableunconquerableimpassable

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Words with an opposite meaning

surmountableconquerable

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