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   impenetrable

   /ɪmˈpɛnɪtrəbl/

   adjective

   • 1. impossible to pass through or enter: "a dark, impenetrable forest" Similar impassableunpassableinaccessibleunnavigableuntraversablepathlesstracklessuntroddendensethickovergrownjunglyjungle-likearchaic:thicksetOpposite accessiblesparse
   • ▪ (of matter) incapable of occupying the same space as other matter at the same time.
   • 2. impossible to understand: "her expression was impenetrable" Similar incomprehensibleimpossible to understandunfathomablefathomlessinexplicableunintelligibleunclearbafflingbewilderingpuzzlingperplexingconfusingabstruseobscureopaquereconditeinscrutablemysteriouscrypticDelphiccomplexcomplicateddifficulthardarchaic:wilderingrare:insolvableOpposite clear

   Word Origin late Middle English: via French from Latin impenetrabilis, from in- ‘not’ + penetrabilis ‘able to be pierced’, from the verb penetrare (see penetrate).

   Derivatives

   • 1. impenetrability noun
   • 2. impenetrably adverb
   • 3. impenetrableness noun

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   Impenetrable means impossible to see through or go through, or impossible to understand. Learn how to use this adjective with synonyms, antonyms, and related words and phrases.

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   Impenetrable means impossible to see through or go through, or impossible to understand. Learn how to use this adjective with synonyms, antonyms, and related words and phrases.

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   adjective. not penetrable; that cannot be penetrated, pierced, entered, etc. inaccessible to ideas, influences, etc. incapable of being understood; inscrutable; unfathomable: an impenetrable mystery. Synonyms: hidden, obscure, mysterious, incomprehensible. Antonyms: lucid, clear. Physics. possessing impenetrability. impenetrable. / ɪmˈpɛnɪtrəbəl /

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   Impenetrable means incapable of being penetrated or pierced, or inaccessible to knowledge, reason, or sympathy. See synonyms, examples, word history, and related entries for impenetrable.

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   Impenetrable describes something that's impossible to get through. Whether it's a brick wall or a difficult reading passage, something impenetrable won't let you in.

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   Impenetrable means impossible or very difficult to get through, understand, or see through. It can describe barriers, forests, books, theories, or bodies in physics. See synonyms, antonyms, and usage examples.

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   Impenetrable means that something cannot be entered, passed through or seen through. Learn how to use this word with synonyms, collocations and pronunciation tips from Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary.

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   Impenetrable means impossible to get through, see through, or get into, or very difficult to understand. Learn more about this adjective and see examples from the Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.

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    Impenetrable means impossible to get through or into, or beyond one's powers to know, understand, or explain. Find 141 similar and opposite words for impenetrable, such as dense, mysterious, incomprehensible, tight, and more.

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    Impenetrable means impossible to understand or see through or go through. Learn how to use this adjective with different meanings and translations in various languages.