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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The climb was originally scheduled for Jan. 23 but was postponed by a day after rain left the building slick and unclimbable, leaving an extra 24 hours for either nerves to settle or anticipation to build among the crew. Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 9 Feb. 2026 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 Other crags—like Elephant Knob in the Sierras, and parts of Cochiti Mesa, New Mexico—are permanently unclimbable, even decades after the fires ravaged the area. Hannah Provost, Outside Online, 26 Apr. 2025 The unclimbable, barbed wire barricades, along with tens of thousands of National Guard troops stationed in Washington, D.C., have made the nation's capital city look more like a warzone than the seat of democracy in recent days. Fox News, 21 Jan. 2021 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 23 Feb. 2026.

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