unkillable

adjective

un·​kill·​able ˌən-ˈki-lə-bəl How to pronounce unkillable (audio)
: incapable of being killed : not killable
an unkillable legend
a seemingly unkillable hero

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And if everyone thought Neeson was unkillable, then his climactic death would be significantly more shocking. Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 2 Nov. 2024 The theatrical vocabulary that suggests, despite everything, that there might be an alchemic, unkillable power to this form, and by extension, to journalism, to art, to all pursuit of truth in miraculous expression? Sara Holdren, Vulture, 15 Oct. 2024 Knull sends unkillable alien creatures called xenophages after Venom and Eddie, with the intent of killing one or both and bringing back the codex so Knull can unleash destruction and despair upon the universe. Alex Abad-Santos, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018 Much like the Terminator himself, the franchise seems unkillable — especially at a time when conversations about artificial intelligence abound. Mark Peikert, IndieWire, 15 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for unkillable 

Word History

First Known Use

1878, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of unkillable was in 1878

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“Unkillable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unkillable. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.

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