Insurmountable – cannot be overcome

(Pronounced in-ser-moun-tuh-buhl)

To remember the definition of the word insurmountable, use the following mnemonic:

At the inn, they served a mountain of food on the table (insurmountable). "I can't eat all this!" she exclaimed. "This meal is too much to overcome."

Examples of insurmountable in a sentence

If you tell me something is insurmountable, I want to do it even more!

Winning the talent show seemed insurmountable for jimmy and his triangle.

The shipwrecked holiday goers survived what seemed like an insurmountable ordeal.