as in invincible
incapable of being defeated, overcome, or subdued
typically teenagers suppose themselves to be invulnerable, so they take needless risks
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Recent Examples of invulnerable
Even Superman wasn’t invulnerable to Wertham’s criticism.
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Vasilis K. Pozios, HollywoodReporter, 18 July 2025
The invulnerable | 2024 | France | Lucas Bacle | While caring for his ailing father, Marcus, 17, has only a few days left to submit the short film needed to apply for his dream film school.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 25 June 2025
No sooner has this block of exposition concluded than a cyberattack cripples every system in the U.S.A., including all the ones that had been thought invulnerable.
—Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 20 Feb. 2025
Lila, so often implacable and invulnerable, is scared and uncertain.
—Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 30 Sep. 2024
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Vasilis K. Pozios, HollywoodReporter, 18 July 2025
The invulnerable | 2024 | France | Lucas Bacle | While caring for his ailing father, Marcus, 17, has only a few days left to submit the short film needed to apply for his dream film school.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 25 June 2025
No sooner has this block of exposition concluded than a cyberattack cripples every system in the U.S.A., including all the ones that had been thought invulnerable.
—Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 20 Feb. 2025
Lila, so often implacable and invulnerable, is scared and uncertain.
—Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 30 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for invulnerable
Adjective
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But every time you’re done lifting, your brain feels invincible.—
Kristen Rogers,
CNN Money,
1 Sep. 2025
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Here in California, our once-invincible white collar economy is beginning to shatter.—
Michael Bernick,
Forbes.com,
27 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Resilience is the key The word ‘resilient’ used to mean impregnable and capable of withstanding all challenges.—
David Parker,
Forbes.com,
31 July 2025
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One of the grandest occasions in golf was in 1930, when the great Bobby Jones won the British Amateur at St. Andrews and then captured the claret jug at Royal Liverpool on his way to winning the Grand Slam of that era — the impregnable quadrilateral, as it was called.—
Doug Ferguson,
Chicago Tribune,
16 July 2025
Adjective
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Items procured in this manner included a bulletproof Escalade, high-end watches, and a 19-foot LED television.—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
15 Aug. 2025
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Its applications include protective motorcycle gear, hockey neck guards that will prevent cuts from skates and even bulletproof vests.—
Ian Servantes,
Footwear News,
5 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Some 80,000 police and gendarmes were set to be deployed throughout the day, including riot units, drones and armored vehicles.—
Reuters,
CNN Money,
18 Sep. 2025
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Israeli soldiers next to armored personnel carriers near the Gaza border, in Israel today.—
NBC News,
NBC news,
17 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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And Melissa Jefferson-Wooden of Team USA sealed her iconic 100 Metres Final win with lashes that fluttered as boldly as her stride, plus long nails that looked as unstoppable as her finish.—
Larry Stansbury,
Essence,
19 Sep. 2025
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During his final college season at Boise State, Jeanty was unstoppable.—
Evan Massey,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Meanwhile, with 76 wins, the Mets face a seemingly insurmountable seven-game deficit to the Phillies, and currently cling to the NL's final Wild Card berth by just four games over the Cincinnati Reds.—
Jon Vankin,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Sep. 2025
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Yet, for a team whose defense hardly made any plays for months at a time last season and dug an insurmountable hole by never getting the lucky bounce or break in a zillion one-score losses, there were no apologies.—
Paul Dehner Jr,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The seemingly unconquerable fig butterwort (Ficaria verna) invades lowland valleys where seasonal floods carry little broken off bits downstream to sprout anywhere and everywhere.—
Paul Cappiello,
The Courier-Journal,
15 Aug. 2025
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Mountains as towering, imposing and seemingly unconquerable landscapes have been metaphorically linked to power and challenge.—
Jenny Hall,
CNN Money,
14 May 2025
Adjective
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The film picks up only seven months after the conclusion of Downton Abbey: A New Era, taking audiences into a new decade and a world without the indomitable presence of the Dowager Countess, Violet Crawley.—
Mekishana Pierre September 11,
EW.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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Titipol Phakdeewanich, a political science professor at Ubon Ratchathani University, said that despite the jailing and Shinawatra family's declining influence, the indomitable Thaksin would still attempt to call the shots in politics.—
Panarat Thepgumpanat,
USA Today,
9 Sep. 2025
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“Invulnerable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/invulnerable. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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