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
But his opposition to regulation was invulnerable to evidence.
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Paul Romer, Foreign Affairs, 11 Feb. 2020
Short of a ground attack with US troops included, these parts of Iran’s nuclear network are to some degree invulnerable.
—Melik Kaylan, Forbes.com, 16 June 2025
While no lock is completely invulnerable, the X1 forces a thief to spend more time and make more noise, both major deterrents in real-world scenarios.
—Josh Patterson, Outside Online, 4 June 2025
However, pretending to be invulnerable doesn’t help anyone in the long run.
—Andrew Deutscher, Forbes.com, 5 May 2025
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Paul Romer, Foreign Affairs, 11 Feb. 2020
Short of a ground attack with US troops included, these parts of Iran’s nuclear network are to some degree invulnerable.
—Melik Kaylan, Forbes.com, 16 June 2025
While no lock is completely invulnerable, the X1 forces a thief to spend more time and make more noise, both major deterrents in real-world scenarios.
—Josh Patterson, Outside Online, 4 June 2025
However, pretending to be invulnerable doesn’t help anyone in the long run.
—Andrew Deutscher, Forbes.com, 5 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for invulnerable
Recent Examples of Synonyms for invulnerable
Adjective
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Even though these spaces feel invincible in the moment, they’re so easily taken away or criminalized.—
Kieran Press-Reynolds,
Pitchfork,
25 June 2025
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Nonetheless, many political observers deemed Sunday’s low turnout an embarrassing setback for a party that had seemed near invincible in its extraordinary march to power since its emergence less than a decade ago.—
Patrick J. McDonnell,
Los Angeles Times,
2 June 2025
Adjective
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The film starts on the morning of February 17 2003, when detectives from Antwerp’s infamous ‘Diamond Squad’ were called to investigate the night-time robbery of an allegedly impregnable vault in the middle of the Belgian city, which is nicknamed the City of Diamonds.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
16 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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From bulletproof glass to panic buttons, jurisdictions across the U.S. are taking unprecedented steps to protect election workers and ballots amid concerns about voter intimidation, fraud and even violence at the polls.—
Sophia Cai,
Axios,
20 Sep. 2024
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The feds alleged that the pair procured over $1 million worth of luxury items — including a bulletproof Escalade, a giant TV, and expensive watches — without ever paying for them.—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
15 Apr. 2025
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Initially used for reconnaissance, drones now execute precision strikes, destroy armored vehicles, and provide real-time battlefield intelligence.—
Sophie Clark,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 July 2025
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While some Russian soldiers have crossed the river, the inability to transport armored units has severely limited their offensive capacity and prevented any operational breakthrough in the northeast.—
Vikram Mittal,
Forbes.com,
23 July 2025
Adjective
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The New England Revolution’s season has taken a full Jekyll-and-Hyde turn — from unstoppable to unraveling.—
Julian Cardillo,
Boston Herald,
26 July 2025
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Saquon Barkley was simply unstoppable for most of the year.—
Justin Grasso,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 July 2025
Adjective
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Between comparatively high mortgage rates and skyrocketing home prices, the weight of buying a home feels insurmountable for Gen Z and millennials.—
Sydney Lake,
Fortune,
23 July 2025
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Companies that successfully automate their operations while competitors struggle with manual processes will gain compound advantages that may prove insurmountable.—
Josipa Majic Predin,
Forbes.com,
14 July 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
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The Latin word Invictus means unconquerable or undefeated.—
Lissete Lanuza Sáenz,
StyleCaster,
18 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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The Chinese empire had long been regarded as fearsome and indomitable, but not anymore.—
Sam Kelly,
Time,
8 July 2025
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But then came the indomitable Alcaraz that Sinner will have to find some way to overcome Sunday.—
Matthew Futterman,
New York Times,
11 July 2025
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“Invulnerable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/invulnerable. Accessed 5 Aug. 2025.
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