unassailable

  • 1unassailable — index categorical, certain (positive), clear (certain), defensible, definitive, immune, inappe …

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  • 2unassailable — (adj.) 1590s, from UN (Cf. un ) (1) not + assailable (see ASSAIL (Cf. assail)). Related: Unassailably …

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  • 3unassailable — impregnable, inexpugnable, invulnerable, *invincible, unconquerable, indomitable Analogous words: stout, sturdy, tenacious, tough, *strong, stalwart …

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  • 4unassailable — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ unable to be attacked, questioned, or defeated. DERIVATIVES unassailability noun unassailably adverb …

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  • 5unassailable — [un΄ə sāl′ə bəl] adj. not assailable; specif., a) that cannot be successfully attacked or assaulted b) that cannot be successfully denied unassailableness n. unassailability unassailably adv …

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  • 6unassailable — [[t]ʌ̱nəse͟ɪləb(ə)l[/t]] ADJ GRADED If you describe something or someone as unassailable, you mean that nothing can alter, destroy, or challenge them. That was enough to give Mansell an unassailable lead... His legal position is unassailable...… …

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  • 7unassailable — unassailability, unassailableness, n. unassailably, adv. /un euh say leuh beuhl/, adj. 1. not open to attack or assault, as by military force or argument: unassailable fortifications; unassailable logic. 2. not subject to denial or dispute:… …

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  • 8unassailable — un|as|sail|able [ˌʌnəˈseıləbəl] adj formal not able to be criticized, made weaker, or beaten ▪ an unassailable argument ▪ The party s position looked unassailable . ▪ The result gave the team an unassailable lead …

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  • 9unassailable — adjective Date: 1596 not assailable ; not liable to doubt, attack, or question < an unassailable argument > < an unassailable alibi > • unassailability noun • unassailableness noun • unassailably adverb …

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  • 10unassailable — adjective 1) an unassailable fortress Syn: impregnable, invulnerable, impenetrable, inviolable, invincible, unconquerable; secure, safe, strong, indestructible Ant: defenseless 2) his logic was unassailable …

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