unclimbable

/'ʌn'klaiməbl/

Thân thiện

The sheer cliff face is completely unclimbable.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Incapable of being surmounted or climbed: Describes a surface, slope, or obstacle that is too steep, smooth, or difficult for someone or something to climb over or ascend.
   • Incapable of being ascended: Describes a height or peak that cannot be reached by climbing.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • The north face of the mountain is considered unclimbable due to its sheer ice walls.
  • The cliff was so smooth and vertical that it was completely unclimbable.
  • For centuries, that peak remained unclimbable until new equipment was developed.

Advanced Usage

• Figurative Use: Can be used metaphorically to describe a challenge, goal, or social barrier that seems impossible to overcome.
  • The corporate hierarchy felt unclimbable to the new interns.
  • She faced an unclimbable wall of bureaucracy when trying to get a permit.

Variants and Related Words

• Unclimbed (adj): Refers to a mountain or peak that has not yet been successfully ascended by anyone. (e.g., ).
• Impassable (adj): Impossible to travel along or over. While similar, "impassable" is broader and can refer to roads or paths, not just climbable surfaces.
• Inaccessible (adj): Difficult or impossible to reach or approach.

Synonyms

• Impossible to climb
• Insurmountable (when referring to an obstacle or barrier)
• Impenetrable (in the context of a dense, untraversable area, not specifically for climbing)

Antonyms

• Climbable
• Ascendable
• Scalable
• Surmountable

Học thuật

Adjective

1. incapable of being surmounted or climbed
2. incapable of being ascended

Từ đồng nghĩa

• unsurmountable
• unscalable