insurmountable
adjective/ˌɪnsəˈmaʊntəbl/
/ˌɪnsərˈmaʊntəbl/
(formal)- (of difficulties, problems, etc.) that cannot be dealt with successfully synonym insuperable
- The age barrier appeared insurmountable.
- They were now faced with seemingly insurmountable technical problems.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- appear
- be
- prove
- …
- almost
- nearly
- virtually
- …
Want to learn more?
Find out which words work together and produce more natural sounding English with the Oxford Collocations Dictionary app.
Check pronunciation:
insurmountable