adj · noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adj
Meaning 1
That cannot be beaten, defeated or overcome
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: invincible, impregnable
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
Someone or something that cannot be beaten.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
adjective satellite
Meaning 3
incapable of being overcome or subdued
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
an invincible army
her invincible spirit
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: invincible, unvanquishable
Antonyms: none provided
4
adjective satellite
Meaning 4
hard to defeat
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
an unbeatable ball team
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
From un- + beat + -able. Beatable is a back-formation.
Across languages
Translations
24 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Belarusian:
непераможны
(njepjeramóžny)
— that cannot be beaten, defeated or overcome
Bulgarian:
непобедим
(nepobedim)
— that cannot be beaten, defeated or overcome
Catalan:
imbatible
— that cannot be beaten, defeated or overcome
Finnish:
lyömätön
— that cannot be beaten, defeated or overcome
Finnish:
päihittämätön
— that cannot be beaten, defeated or overcome
Finnish:
voittamaton
— that cannot be beaten, defeated or overcome
French:
imbattable
— that cannot be beaten, defeated or overcome
French:
invincible
— that cannot be beaten, defeated or overcome
German:
unschlagbar
— that cannot be beaten, defeated or overcome
Hungarian:
verhetetlen
— that cannot be beaten, defeated or overcome
Irish:
dobhuailte
— that cannot be beaten, defeated or overcome
Irish:
dochloíte
— that cannot be beaten, defeated or overcome
Irish:
dosháraithe
— that cannot be beaten, defeated or overcome
Italian:
imbattibile
— that cannot be beaten, defeated or overcome
Norwegian Bokmål:
uslåelig
— that cannot be beaten, defeated or overcome
Norwegian Nynorsk:
uslåeleg
— that cannot be beaten, defeated or overcome
Polish:
bezkonkurencyjny
— that cannot be beaten, defeated or overcome
Portuguese:
imbatível
— that cannot be beaten, defeated or overcome
Russian:
непобедимый
(nepobedimyj)
— that cannot be beaten, defeated or overcome
Spanish:
imbatible
— that cannot be beaten, defeated or overcome
Spanish:
invencible
— that cannot be beaten, defeated or overcome
Swedish:
oslagbar
— that cannot be beaten, defeated or overcome
Ukrainian:
нездола́нний
(nezdolánnyj)
— that cannot be beaten, defeated or overcome
Ukrainian:
неперемо́жний
(neperemóžnyj)
— that cannot be beaten, defeated or overcome