adj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Received-Pronunciation:/ɪnˈdɒmɪtəbl̩/
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General-American:/ɪnˈdɑmɪtəbl̩/
CMU ARPABET:IH2 N D AA1 M AH0 T AH0 B AH0 L
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adj
Meaning 1
Incapable of being subdued, overcome, or vanquished.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
adjective satellite
Meaning 2
impossible to subdue
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: never-say-die, unsubduable
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
From Late Latin indomitābilis, from in- (“not”) + domitō, frequentative of domō (“to tame”). By surface analysis, in- + domitable.
Across languages
Translations
41 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Bulgarian:
неукротим
(neukrotim)
— incapable of being subdued, overcome, or vanquished
Catalan:
indomable
— incapable of being subdued, overcome, or vanquished
Chinese Mandarin:
不屈不撓 /不屈不挠
(bùqūbùnáo)
— incapable of being subdued, overcome, or vanquished
Chinese Mandarin:
頑強 /顽强
(wánqiáng)
— incapable of being subdued, overcome, or vanquished
Czech:
nezlomný
— incapable of being subdued, overcome, or vanquished
Czech:
nezdolný
— incapable of being subdued, overcome, or vanquished
Czech:
nezkrotný
— incapable of being subdued, overcome, or vanquished
Dutch:
ontembaar
— incapable of being subdued, overcome, or vanquished
Dutch:
niet klein te krijgen
— incapable of being subdued, overcome, or vanquished
Finnish:
lannistumaton
— incapable of being subdued, overcome, or vanquished
Finnish:
peräänantamaton
— incapable of being subdued, overcome, or vanquished
French:
indomptable
— incapable of being subdued, overcome, or vanquished
French:
irréductible
— incapable of being subdued, overcome, or vanquished
Galician:
indomábel
— incapable of being subdued, overcome, or vanquished
Galician:
indomable
— incapable of being subdued, overcome, or vanquished
German:
unerschütterlich
— incapable of being subdued, overcome, or vanquished
German:
unbeugsam
— incapable of being subdued, overcome, or vanquished
German:
unbezähmbar
— incapable of being subdued, overcome, or vanquished
Greek:
αδάμαστος
(adámastos)
— incapable of being subdued, overcome, or vanquished
Greek:
ακατάβλητος
(akatávlitos)
— incapable of being subdued, overcome, or vanquished
Irish:
dochloíte
— incapable of being subdued, overcome, or vanquished
Italian:
invitto
— incapable of being subdued, overcome, or vanquished
Italian:
indomito
— incapable of being subdued, overcome, or vanquished
Polish:
nieugięty
— incapable of being subdued, overcome, or vanquished
Polish:
niezłomny
— incapable of being subdued, overcome, or vanquished
Portuguese:
indómito
— incapable of being subdued, overcome, or vanquished
Portuguese:
indômito
— incapable of being subdued, overcome, or vanquished
Portuguese:
indomável
— incapable of being subdued, overcome, or vanquished
Romanian:
imbatabil
— incapable of being subdued, overcome, or vanquished
Russian:
неукротимый
(neukrotimyj)
— incapable of being subdued, overcome, or vanquished
Serbo-Croatian:
neukrotiv
— incapable of being subdued, overcome, or vanquished
Serbo-Croatian:
nesavladiv
— incapable of being subdued, overcome, or vanquished
Spanish:
indomable
— incapable of being subdued, overcome, or vanquished
Swedish:
otämjbar
— incapable of being subdued, overcome, or vanquished
Swedish:
oregerlig
— incapable of being subdued, overcome, or vanquished
Swedish:
ostyrbar
— incapable of being subdued, overcome, or vanquished
Swedish:
genstörtig
— incapable of being subdued, overcome, or vanquished
Swedish:
okuvlig
— incapable of being subdued, overcome, or vanquished
Tocharian B:
ayātaitstse
— incapable of being subdued, overcome, or vanquished
Ukrainian:
невгамовний
(nevhamovnyj)
— incapable of being subdued, overcome, or vanquished
Ukrainian:
нестримний
(nestrymnyj)
— incapable of being subdued, overcome, or vanquished