unconquerable

unconquerable
unconquerable (adj.) 1590s, from UN- (Cf. un-) (1) "not" + CONQUER (Cf. conquer) + -ABLE (Cf. -able).

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  • Unconquerable — Un*con quer*a*ble, a. Not conquerable; indomitable. {Un*con quer*a*bly}, adv. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • unconquerable — index formidable, indomitable, inexpugnable, infallible, insuperable, insurmountable, invincible, irresistible …   Law dictionary

  • unconquerable — *invincible, indomitable, impregnable, inexpugnable, unassailable, invulnerable Antonyms: conquerable …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • unconquerable — [spelling only] …   English World dictionary

  • unconquerable — adjective Date: 1582 1. incapable of being conquered ; indomitable < an unconquerable will > 2. incapable of being surmounted < unconquerable difficulties > • unconquerably adverb …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • Unconquerable Nation — Unconquerable Nation: Knowing Our Enemy, Strengthening Ourselves (ISBN 0 8330 3893 1) is a book written by Brian Michael Jenkins, one of the world’s foremost authorities on terrorism. In it the author asserts that some of America s recent… …   Wikipedia

  • unconquerable — adj.; unconquerably, adv. * * * …   Universalium

  • unconquerable — adjective Not conquerable; indomitable …   Wiktionary

  • unconquerable — Synonyms and related words: assiduous, constant, continuing, diligent, dogged, enduring, faithful, immutable, impassable, impenetrable, impregnable, inalterable, incontestable, indefatigable, indomitable, industrious, inexpugnable, insistent,… …   Moby Thesaurus

  • unconquerable — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. indomitable, invincible, irresistible, impregnable. See power, strength. II (Roget s Thesaurus II) adjective Incapable of being conquered, overrun, or subjugated: impregnable, indomitable,… …   English dictionary for students

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