adj
Meaning 1
Secure against attack; impregnable.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
unassailable
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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Pronunciation
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/ˌʌnəˈseɪləbl̩/
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CMU ARPABET: AH2 N AH0 S EY1 L AH0 B AH0 L Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
adj
Meaning 2
Undeniable, incontestable or incontrovertible.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: broadly
Examples
- She won the debate with her unassailable logic.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: incontestable, unopposable, impregnable, invulnerable
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
Something, such as a belief, that cannot be assailed.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
Meaning 4
without flaws or loopholes
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- an ironclad contract
- a watertight alibi
- a bulletproof argument
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: unshakable, watertight, bulletproof
Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
Meaning 5
impossible to assail
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: untouchable
Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
Meaning 6
immune to attack; incapable of being tampered with
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- an impregnable fortress
- fortifications that made the frontier inviolable
- a secure telephone connection
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: impregnable, inviolable, secure, strong, unattackable
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English assailable English unassailable From un- + assailable.
Across languages
Translations
24 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Bulgarian: непристъпен (nepristǎpen) — secure against attack; impregnable
- Czech: nedobytný — secure against attack; impregnable
- Dutch: onneembaar — secure against attack; impregnable
- French: inattaquable — secure against attack; impregnable
- French: inexpugnable — secure against attack; impregnable
- German: unangreifbar — secure against attack; impregnable
- Russian: неприступный (nepristupnyj) — secure against attack; impregnable
- Spanish: inexpugnable — secure against attack; impregnable
- Bulgarian: неопровержим (neoproveržim) — undeniable, incontestable or incontrovertible
- Czech: apodiktický — undeniable, incontestable or incontrovertible
- Czech: nenapadnutelný — undeniable, incontestable or incontrovertible
- Dutch: onaantastbaar — undeniable, incontestable or incontrovertible
- Dutch: onbetwistbaar — undeniable, incontestable or incontrovertible
- French: indéniable — undeniable, incontestable or incontrovertible
- French: incontestable — undeniable, incontestable or incontrovertible
- German: unanfechtbar — undeniable, incontestable or incontrovertible
- Irish: do-ionsaithe — undeniable, incontestable or incontrovertible
- Irish: dosháraithe — undeniable, incontestable or incontrovertible
- Irish: dobhréagnaithe — undeniable, incontestable or incontrovertible
- Macedonian: неприкосновен (neprikosnoven) — undeniable, incontestable or incontrovertible
- Polish: bezsporny — undeniable, incontestable or incontrovertible
- Portuguese: incontestável — undeniable, incontestable or incontrovertible
- Russian: неопровержи́мый (neoproveržímyj) — undeniable, incontestable or incontrovertible
- Spanish: incontestable — undeniable, incontestable or incontrovertible