insuperable Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective satellite impossible to surmount
    insurmountable.
  2. adjective satellite incapable of being surmounted or excelled
    unconquerable.
    • insuperable odds
    • insuperable heroes

WordNet


In*su"per*a*ble adjective
Etymology
L. insuperabilis: cf. OF. insuperable. See In- not, and Superable.
Definitions
  1. Incapable of being passed over or surmounted; insurmountable; as, insuperable difficulties.
    And middle natures, how they long to join, Yet never pass the insuperable line? Pope.
    The difficulty is enhanced, or is . . . insuperable. I. Taylor.
    Syn. -- Impassable; insurmountable; unconquerable. -- In*su"per*a*ble*ness, n. -- In*su"per*a*bly, adv.

Webster 1913