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- pronunciation:
- ihm
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- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective)
part of speech: |
adjective |
definition 1: |
impossible to penetrate or enter; impervious.
The cave was narrow and impenetrable by humans.- synonyms:
- impassable, impermeable, impervious
- antonyms:
- penetrable, permeable
- similar words:
- blocked, dense, inaccessible, proof, unapproachable
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definition 2: |
impossible to understand; incomprehensible.
What became of the crew remains an impenetrable mystery.- synonyms:
- incomprehensible, inscrutable, unfathomable
- antonyms:
- clear, intelligible, knowable, penetrable, self-explanatory
- similar words:
- abstruse, dense, elusive, inexplicable, insoluble, mysterious, undecipherable
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definition 3: |
impossible to influence; immovable.
- synonyms:
- immovable, impervious
- antonyms:
- flexible
- similar words:
- inflexible, intractable, rigid, unreceptive, unyielding
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related words: |
complex, deep, opaque, repellent, solid, stony, thick, tight |
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derivations: |
impenetrably (adv.), impenetrability (n.), impenetrableness (n.) |
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