Impregnable

Quick meaning: Impregnable is an adjective meaning (military) Of a fortress or other fortified place: able to withstand all attacks; impenetrable, inconquerable, unvanquishable.

Meaning

(military) Of a fortress or other fortified place: able to withstand all attacks; impenetrable, inconquerable, unvanquishable.

More Meanings

1. (figuratively) Too strong to be defeated or overcome; invincible.
2. Capable of being impregnated; impregnatable.

Example Sentences

Jurgis got up, wild with rage; but the door was shut and the great castle was dark and impregnable.

The reproductive strategies of troop members, especially those of impregnable females, are suggested to influence patterns of range use.

Unerringly impelling this dead, impregnable, uninjurable wall, and this most buoyant thing within; there swims behind it all a mass of tremendous life, only to be adequately estimated as piled wood is—by the cord; and all obedient to one volition, as the smallest insect.

And with Bolton suffering a wretched run of five straight home defeats – their worst run in 109 years – Chelsea fans would have been forgiven for expecting a comfortable win. But surely they did not anticipate the ease with which their team raced into an almost impregnable half-time lead.

Synonyms for impregnable

Depending on context, synonyms include inexpugnable, unassailable, inconquerable, unconquerable, undefeatable, strong.

Antonyms for impregnable

Common opposites include pregnable, unimpregnable, conquerable, defeatable, vincible.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include unassailable, unconquerable, inviolable, inexpugnable, invulnerable, unattackable.

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