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unbridgeable

adj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

adj

Meaning 1

Unable to be bridged or crossed; impossible to span.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adjective

Meaning 2

not bridgeable

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • a wide unbridgeable river
  • unbridgeable generation gap

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: bridgeable

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English un- English bridge Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-dhlom Proto-Indo-European *-dhlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English unbridgeable From un- + bridge + -able.

Across languages

Translations

7 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Dutch: onoverbrugbaar — unable to be bridged
  • German: unüberbrückbar — unable to be bridged
  • German: unüberwindlich — unable to be bridged
  • Greek: αγεφύρωτος (agefýrotos) — unable to be bridged
  • Spanish: inconciliable — unable to be bridged
  • Swedish: oöverbryggbar — unable to be bridged
  • Swedish: oöverbrygglig — unable to be bridged