insuperable
adjective/ɪnˈsuːpərəbl/
/ɪnˈsuːpərəbl/
(formal)- (of difficulties, problems, etc.) that cannot be dealt with successfully synonym insurmountableTopics Difficulty and failurec2Oxford Collocations DictionaryInsuperable is used with these nouns:
- obstacle
- problem
Word OriginMiddle English (in the general sense ‘invincible’): from Old French, or from Latin insuperabilis, from in- ‘not’ + superabilis (from superare ‘overcome’).Definitions on the go
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