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impenetrable

UK
/ɪmˈpɛnɪtrəbl/
US
/ɪmˈpɛnɪtrəbl/

Translations

impenetrableadjective
more impenetrable
Comp.
most impenetrable
Super.
UK
/ɪmˈpɛnɪtrəbl/
US
/ɪmˈpɛnɪtrəbl/
The dense forest was impenetrable, making it difficult for the explorers to find a path.
La forêt dense était impénétrable, ce qui rendait difficile pour les explorateurs de trouver un chemin.
Additional translations
incompréhensibleSurtout pour un discours, un texte ou une idée difficiles à comprendre.
Synonyms
unpassable
inscrutable
incomprehensible
opaque
impassable
impossible to understand
unfathomable
Antonyms
penetrable

Definitions

impenetrableadjective
Impossible to pass through or enter.
The dense forest was impenetrable, making it difficult for the explorers to find a path.
Impossible to understand or comprehend.
The professor's lecture was so complex that it seemed impenetrable to most of the students.
Not liable to be affected or influenced; inscrutable or unfathomable in expression.
She stared back with an impenetrable gaze that revealed nothing of her thoughts.
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