unclimbable

adjective

un·​climb·​able ˌən-ˈklī-mə-bəl How to pronounce unclimbable (audio)
: not able to be climbed
unclimbableness noun

Examples of unclimbable in a Sentence

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Most people used to think the Crestone Needle, a jagged peak in Colorado’s Sangre de Cristo range, was unclimbable. Sarah Scoles, JSTOR Daily, 11 June 2025 And during the Las Conchas Fire that swept through Cochiti Mesa, New Mexico, in 2011, various desert face climbs, composed of a soft stone called Bandelier Tuff, were made utterly unclimbable. Hannah Provost, Outside Online, 26 Apr. 2025 No Texas Tech team has been able to climb the unclimbable hill that is beating a Matt Campbell Iowa State team. Brice Paterik, Dallas News, 2 Sep. 2020

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1540, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of unclimbable was circa 1540

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“Unclimbable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unclimbable. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.

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