impassable

Collocations

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1

(adj.)

VERBS

be | become | remain | make sth

think sth

After the heavy snow, many people thought the mountain roads were impassable.

ADV

completely, totally

Heavy snow left the mountain pass completely impassable for three days last winter.

almost, virtually

Definitions

adj

1

Incapable of being passed over, crossed, or negotiated.

At the same time, the encroachment of vegetation proceeds apace, and broom and brambles have already made portions of the line impassable, even on foot.

[...] at Cowley Bridge Junction, east of Exeter, both lines were impassable from about 1.30 p.m.—the first flooding of the junction for 36 years—and by the evening the water had risen two-thirds of the way up the platforms at St. Davids as Exeter faced its worst flooding for 60 years.

2

Incapable of being overcome or surmounted.

3

Not usable as legal tender.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

adjective — incapable of being passed

unpassable

Antonyms

passable

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

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01

At the same time, the encroachment of vegetation proceeds apace, and broom and brambles have already made portions of the line impassable, even on foot.

Wiktionary

02

[...] at Cowley Bridge Junction, east of Exeter, both lines were impassable from about 1.30 p.m.—the first flooding of the junction for 36 years—and by the evening the water had risen two-thirds of th

Wiktionary

03

There were white out conditions in the town; subsequently, the roads were impassable.

Tatoeba · #6172025

04

The river is impassable.

Tatoeba · #8235621

05

This route is impassable. I checked it!

Tatoeba · #8421311

06

The road up ahead is impassable.

Tatoeba · #8421314