invincible

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ɪnˈvɪnsəbəl/ UK /ɪnˈvɪnsəbəl/ See IPA manual

adj

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adj
too powerful to be defeated or overcome

For a decade the champion seemed utterly invincible.

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Synonyms

1 adj · too powerful to be defeated... unbeatable unconquerable indomitable insuperable impregnable unassailable

Opposites

vulnerable conquerablebeatable

Word family

Derived forms invinciblyinvincibilityinvincibleness

Related forms vanquish convince evince

Etymology

From Latin invincibilis 'unconquerable', from in- 'not' plus vincibilis 'conquerable', from vincere 'to conquer'.

invincibilis Latin vincere Latin

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# invincible

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** ɪnˈvɪnsəbəl
**IPA (UK):** ɪnˈvɪnsəbəl

## Meanings
1. too powerful to be defeated or overcome

## Examples
- For a decade the champion seemed utterly invincible.

## Synonyms
- unbeatable
- unconquerable
- indomitable
- insuperable
- impregnable
- unassailable

## Antonyms
- vulnerable
- conquerable
- beatable

## Derived Forms
- invincibly
- invincibility
- invincibleness

## Related Forms
- vanquish
- convince
- evince

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: invincibilis
- Root: vincere

## Etymology
From Latin invincibilis 'unconquerable', from in- 'not' plus vincibilis 'conquerable', from vincere 'to conquer'.

## AI Etymology
Invincible comes from Latin invincibilis 'unconquerable', from in- 'not' plus vincibilis 'conquerable', from vincere 'to conquer'. The form is best read as a historical transfer or inheritance, with its older language material carrying the main semantic load. As an adjective, it carries the sense "too powerful to be defeated or overcome", with the older formation still helping explain the modern use. Relevant historical forms include Latin invincibilis and Latin vincere. Derivative forms include invincibly, invincibility, invincibleness; related words include vanquish, convince, evince.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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