as in unconquerable
incapable of being defeated, overcome, or subdued
an indomitable spirit was needed to endure the rigors of pioneer life
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Recent Examples of indomitable
The show lives and dies on these brothers, their relationship with each other, and, of course, their indomitable Auntie Lucky, played to perfection by Poorna Jagannathan.
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Michelle Nader,
IndieWire,
30 May 2026
Nico Ochoa is delightful in the role, equal parts indomitable and vulnerable.
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Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
8 May 2026
Even in the harshest descriptions of the violence and almost unbelievably cruel twists of fate that Yarris endured (the DNA testing keeps getting accidentally mucked up), Brody lends him a vital indomitable spark.
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Jackson McHenry,
Vulture,
16 Apr. 2026
But Rene faced this uphill climb with the same indomitable spirit that defined her, filling her days with smiles, prayers, good deeds and with adventures, especially after tests offered up hope that the disease had been halted.
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Denise Crosby,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Apr. 2026
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Michelle Nader,
IndieWire,
30 May 2026
Nico Ochoa is delightful in the role, equal parts indomitable and vulnerable.
—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
8 May 2026
Even in the harshest descriptions of the violence and almost unbelievably cruel twists of fate that Yarris endured (the DNA testing keeps getting accidentally mucked up), Brody lends him a vital indomitable spark.
—
Jackson McHenry,
Vulture,
16 Apr. 2026
But Rene faced this uphill climb with the same indomitable spirit that defined her, filling her days with smiles, prayers, good deeds and with adventures, especially after tests offered up hope that the disease had been halted.
—
Denise Crosby,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for indomitable
Recent Examples of Synonyms for indomitable
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The Spurs led for more minutes than the Knicks and built seemingly unconquerable leads.
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Ryan Borucki relieved him, the White Sox scored twice more, and the Giants faced an unconquerable deficit as baseball’s lowest-scoring team.
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Time and time again in the history of technology, monopolistic industry leaders that long seemed invincible—from Xerox to IBM to AT&T—have proven vulnerable to agile upstarts and technology advances that broke markets wide open by lowering costs, expanding supply and leapfrogging capabilities.
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Legally an adult but still a teenager and finding your footing in the world, vacillating between feeling invincible and feeling minuscule.
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What happens when an unstoppable force meets an immovable object?
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This version of the Warriors team would be unstoppable 10 years ago.
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Meanwhile, the technological and financial hurdles of fighting the sonic boom appeared insurmountable.
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Both attacks seem to be finding a groove, as just one goal in the second half could feel like an insurmountable advantage in this type of match.
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For the entire month of June, one team has run roughshod over Major League Baseball, being nearly unbeatable at home and surging in the playoff standings in the process.
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That means that the nearly unbeatable Femi could be shafted out of the King of the Ring finals, perhaps by Lesnar himself.
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The White House is an active construction site, with cement trucks going through the same gates typically used by the president’s armored limousine.
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Pangolins have armored bodies covered with overlapping scales that protect the mid-sized mammals that are native to parts of Africa and Asia.
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Recent conflicts have demonstrated that no main battle tank is invulnerable.
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In the context of law enforcement, is the perception of Black women as inherently aggressive, threatening, and invulnerable to pain.
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Alexander the Great conquered it in 332 BCE after building a causeway to what had been considered an impregnable island fortress.
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On that occasion a team made up of players who had all been born in Haiti shocked an Italy team famed for its impregnable defense.
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“Indomitable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/indomitable. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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