im·pas·si·ble
(ˌ)im-ˈpa-sə-bəl 
1
a
: incapable of suffering or of experiencing pain
b
: inaccessible to injury
2
: incapable of feeling : impassive
im·pas·si·ble
less common spelling of impassable
: incapable of being passed, traveled, crossed, or surmounted
Examples of impassible in a Sentence
Adjective (1)
years of living behind bars had rendered him impassible
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Scott Soshnick, Sportico.com, 4 Mar. 2025
Some roads in the county remained impassible due to flooding mid-morning, according to county manager Jeremy Young.
—Mary Gilbert, CNN, 6 Feb. 2025
Sunset Boulevard at Palisades Drive was also reportedly impassible, with firefighters potentially using the thoroughfare as a firebreak.
—Denise Petski, Deadline, 4 Feb. 2025
In three Alabama counties, officials warned that all roads are impassible.
—Kenton Gewecke, ABC News, 21 Jan. 2025
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Adjective
The set-up has grown increasingly hostile over time, and became an impassible roadblock when the Lerner family tried to sell the Nationals back in 2022.
—Scott Soshnick, Sportico.com, 4 Mar. 2025
Some roads in the county remained impassible due to flooding mid-morning, according to county manager Jeremy Young.
—Mary Gilbert, CNN, 6 Feb. 2025
Sunset Boulevard at Palisades Drive was also reportedly impassible, with firefighters potentially using the thoroughfare as a firebreak.
—Denise Petski, Deadline, 4 Feb. 2025
In three Alabama counties, officials warned that all roads are impassible.
—Kenton Gewecke, ABC News, 21 Jan. 2025
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“Impassible.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/impassible. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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