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unassailable

un·as·sail·a·ble
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [uhn-uh-sey-luh-buh l]
    • /ˌʌn əˈseɪ lə bəl/
    • /ˌʌn.əˈseɪ.lə.bəl/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [uhn-uh-sey-luh-buh l]
    • /ˌʌn əˈseɪ lə bəl/

Definitions of unassailable word

  • adjective unassailable not open to attack or assault, as by military force or argument: unassailable fortifications; unassailable logic. 1
  • adjective unassailable not subject to denial or dispute: Shakespeare's genius gives his works an unassailable position in world literature. 1
  • adjective unassailable impossible to dispute 1
  • adjective unassailable not open to attack 1
  • adjective unassailable If you describe something or someone as unassailable, you mean that nothing can alter, destroy, or challenge them. 0
  • adjective unassailable not able to be attacked 0

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Origin of unassailable

First appearance:

before 1590
One of the 37% oldest English words
1590-1600; un-1 + assailable

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Parts of speech for Unassailable

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

unassailable popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 65% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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Synonyms for unassailable

adj unassailable

  • airtight — If a container is airtight, its lid fits so tightly that no air can get in or out.
  • apodictic — that can clearly be shown or proved; absolutely certain or necessarily true
  • beyond question — a sentence in an interrogative form, addressed to someone in order to get information in reply.
  • bulletproof — Something that is bulletproof is made of a strong material that bullets cannot pass through.
  • failsafe — Electronics. pertaining to or noting a mechanism built into a system, as in an early warning system or a nuclear reactor, for insuring safety should the system fail to operate properly.

adjective unassailable

  • ascertained — to find out definitely; learn with certainty or assurance; determine: to ascertain the facts.
  • commanding — If you are in a commanding position or situation, you are in a strong or powerful position or situation.
  • confirmable — Capable of being checked, verifiable.
  • defendable — Capable of being defended.
  • defensible — An opinion, system, or action that is defensible is one that people can argue is right or good.

noun unassailable

  • invincibility — incapable of being conquered, defeated, or subdued.

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