unassailable

adjective

un·​as·​sail·​able ˌən-ə-ˈsā-lə-bəl How to pronounce unassailable (audio)
: not assailable : not liable to doubt, attack, or question
an unassailable argument
an unassailable alibi
unassailability noun
unassailableness noun
unassailably adverb

Examples of unassailable in a Sentence

one of the unassailable beliefs of that political party
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But the larger horror vibe of the HBO series’ fourth season is pretty unassailable and skips around subgenres in a refreshing way. Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 30 Oct. 2024 Either way, the market itself continues to be pretty unassailable in its trend and relative unflappability, the majority of stocks gently digesting recent gains last week while the S & P 500 briefly wobbled to touch its September closing level before returning to the vicinity of record highs. Michael Santoli, CNBC, 26 Oct. 2024 Peter is a Dublin lawyer in his thirties—successful, competent, and apparently unassailable. Sarah Yang, Sunset Magazine, 20 Sep. 2024 Sinner clinched a high-octane first set by improving to 24-8 in tie-breaks for the year, before surging to an ultimately unassailable 4-1 lead in the early stages of the second set. Adam Zagoria, Forbes, 13 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for unassailable 

Word History

First Known Use

1596, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of unassailable was in 1596

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“Unassailable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unassailable. Accessed 15 Nov. 2024.

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unassailable

adjective
un·​as·​sail·​able ˌən-ə-ˈsā-lə-bəl How to pronounce unassailable (audio)
: not assailable : not open to doubt, attack, or question
unassailably adverb

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