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unassailable definition

un·as·sail·able (un′ə sāl′ə bəl)

adjective

not assailable; specif.,
  1. that cannot be successfully attacked or assaulted
  2. that cannot be successfully denied

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unassailable Synonyms

unassailable

modif.

defended, not assailable, not subject to attack, impregnable, invulnerable; see also protected.


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unassailable Usage Examples

Preposition: by

  • ': This applies even to the more serious issue â one rendered almost unassailabl by political correctness â of disability rights.

Modifies a noun

  • lead: Salmon built a seemingly unassailable lead only to see it cut to zero on the last run.

Modifying Another Word

  • seemingly: Salmon built a seemingly unassailable lead only to see it cut to zero on the last run.

Used with adjective complement

  • seem: Indeed, Elgar's significance has never seemed more unassailable than it is today.
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