It seemed like an insuperable challenge, but with determination, Tom overcame it.
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Insuperable
//ɪnˈsup(ə)ɹəb(ə)l//
Synonyms for "insuperable" (43 found)
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9 entriessimilar
4 entriesTranslations
16 translations across 14 languages.
Bulgarian
1 entries- непреодолим adj (Translations)
Catalan
1 entries- insuperable adj (Translations)
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 無法克服的 /无法克服的 adj (Translations)
Dutch
1 entries- onoverkomelijk adj (Translations)
Esperanto
1 entries- nesuperebla adj (Translations)
French
1 entries- insurmontable adj (Translations)
German
2 entries- unüberwindbar adj (Translations)
- unüberwindlich adj (Translations)
Greek
2 entries- ανυπέρβλητος adj (Translations)
- αξεπέραστος adj (Translations)
Irish
1 entries- dosháraithe adj (Translations)
Italian
1 entries- insuperabile adj (Translations)
Korean
1 entries- 극복(克服)할 수 없는 adj (Translations)
Portuguese
1 entries- insuperável adj (Translations)
Russian
1 entries- неодоли́мый adj (Translations)
Spanish
1 entries- insuperable adj (Translations)
Sample sentences
9 total sentences available.
Tom's agoraphobia often seems like an insuperable challenge.
Source: tatoeba (13178597)
The odds seemed insuperable.
Source: tatoeba (13178598)
The language barrier proved insuperable.
Source: tatoeba (13178599)
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