invulberable
Definition
- Adjective:
- Immune to injury or harm: "invulnerable" describes someone or something that cannot be wounded, damaged, or attacked effectively. It implies an inability to be hurt physically, emotionally, or strategically.
- Incapable of being defeated or overcome: In a broader sense, "invulnerable" can refer to a position, argument, or system that is so strong that it cannot be successfully challenged or undermined.
Usage Examples
- (Immune to physical attack.)
- (Incapable of being hurt emotionally.)
- (Incapable of being defeated or challenged.)
Advanced Usage
"to render invulnerable": to make something impossible to harm or attack.
- The new armor plating rendered the vehicle invulnerable to small arms fire. (Made the vehicle immune to bullet damage.)
"seemingly invulnerable": appearing to be immune to harm, often with the implication that this appearance might be deceptive.
- The champion was seemingly invulnerable until the final round. (Appeared unbeatable, but was not actually so.)
Variants and Related Words
Invulnerability (noun): the state of being invulnerable.
- The superhero's invulnerability allowed him to walk through explosions unharmed. (The quality of being immune to injury.)
Invulnerably (adverb): in a manner that is immune to harm.
- The fortress was invulnerably defended on all sides. (In a way that could not be harmed.)
Synonyms
- Indestructible: impossible to destroy.
- Unassailable: unable to be attacked or questioned.
- Impregnable: unable to be captured or broken into (often used for fortifications).
- Immune: resistant to a particular disease or harm.
Related Idioms
"Made of steel": used metaphorically to describe someone who is emotionally or physically invulnerable.
- He seemed made of steel, never showing fear or pain. (He appeared invulnerable.)
"Bulletproof": literally resistant to bullets; figuratively, extremely strong or resistant.
- Her argument was bulletproof, with evidence at every point. (Her argument was invulnerable to criticism.)