Indestructible
adjective
Something that cannot be destroyed or broken.
The superhero's shield is indestructible.
Often appears as...
- indestructible material
- practically indestructible
adjective
Something that cannot be destroyed or broken.
The superhero's shield is indestructible.
Often appears as...
- indestructible material
- practically indestructible
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Pro Tip 1/3Unbreakable Context
Use 'indestructible' to emphasize strength, often in a literal sense, like with materials or objects.
The indestructible phone case survived the fall without a scratch.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Literal
'Indestructible' can also describe something not physical, like a bond or a will, signifying it can't be broken.
Their friendship seemed indestructible, enduring all life's challenges.
Pro Tip 3/3Exaggeration
Sometimes 'indestructible' is used hyperbolically to stress durability, not absolute indestructibility.
This toy is nearly indestructible – perfect for energetic dogs.
Compare with
endureimmortalimpenetrableimperviousinvincibleinviolableresilientunbreakable
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Traveling to the...
massive forest that is indestructible and as I grew up the face would be sad reality that that's not the case how can anyone want to destroy this how can they do it this is the place for the most amazing biodiversity in the world this is the costigan de parada this is our nut and you can eat it and that tree
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If superpowers were...
- we would have gone past it or through it by over a mile. We're either going to kill ourselves by crashing into the nearest wall at super speed or, worse, if we're indestructible, we've essentially turned our bodies into missiles that destroy everything in our path.
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Extremophiles 101 PIPE...
multiple harsh conditions. They are nearly indestructible and have even survived the extreme conditions of outer space. Tardigrades have a unique adaptation that allows them to curl up into a dry, seemingly lifeless ball. And slow down their metabolic rate.
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Why we need the...
is that this picture, arguably, was the beginning of the environmental movement. Because, for the first time, we saw our world, not as a solid, immovable, kind of indestructible place, but as a very small, fragile-looking world
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How Did the 'Unsinkable'...
grew that the Titanic was indestructible an ominous consequence of this overconfidence during its voyage there were no passenger safety drills to give instructions on where to go or which lifeboats aboard in case of emergency
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Launching a Food...
this scores incredible and what's really sad is that normally with teenagers they're indestructible they're bulletproof right I remember that you remember that yeah you remember that that's not the case that the the
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John Hardy: My green...
may not be part of their future. We pay the bill at the end of the month, but the people that are really going to pay the bill are our grandchildren. We have to teach the kids that the world is not indestructible.
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Can you solve the...
That’s 7 cuts, and it renders the blob completely inert. You’ve saved the day! Now you just need to figure out what to do with all of these giant, practically indestructible triangles.
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How Smart are Elephants?...
the plan is to make a puzzle feeder and tires make good toys for such large animals as they're virtually indestructible it's down to the elephant's to work out that they'll only
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The virginity fraud PIPE...
And with this, we picture something fragile, something easily destructible, something you can rip through, perhaps like a sheet of plastic wrapping.
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Traveling to the...
massive forest that is indestructible and as I grew up the face would be sad reality that that's not the case how can anyone want to destroy this how can they do it this is the place for the most amazing biodiversity in the world this is the costigan de parada this is our nut and you can eat it and that tree
Video examples
If superpowers were...
- we would have gone past it or through it by over a mile. We're either going to kill ourselves by crashing into the nearest wall at super speed or, worse, if we're indestructible, we've essentially turned our bodies into missiles that destroy everything in our path.
Video examples
Extremophiles 101 PIPE...
multiple harsh conditions. They are nearly indestructible and have even survived the extreme conditions of outer space. Tardigrades have a unique adaptation that allows them to curl up into a dry, seemingly lifeless ball. And slow down their metabolic rate.
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Why we need the...
is that this picture, arguably, was the beginning of the environmental movement. Because, for the first time, we saw our world, not as a solid, immovable, kind of indestructible place, but as a very small, fragile-looking world
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How Did the 'Unsinkable'...
grew that the Titanic was indestructible an ominous consequence of this overconfidence during its voyage there were no passenger safety drills to give instructions on where to go or which lifeboats aboard in case of emergency
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Launching a Food...
this scores incredible and what's really sad is that normally with teenagers they're indestructible they're bulletproof right I remember that you remember that yeah you remember that that's not the case that the the
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John Hardy: My green...
may not be part of their future. We pay the bill at the end of the month, but the people that are really going to pay the bill are our grandchildren. We have to teach the kids that the world is not indestructible.
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Can you solve the...
That’s 7 cuts, and it renders the blob completely inert. You’ve saved the day! Now you just need to figure out what to do with all of these giant, practically indestructible triangles.
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How Smart are Elephants?...
the plan is to make a puzzle feeder and tires make good toys for such large animals as they're virtually indestructible it's down to the elephant's to work out that they'll only
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The virginity fraud PIPE...
And with this, we picture something fragile, something easily destructible, something you can rip through, perhaps like a sheet of plastic wrapping.
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Mary Cain
American Athlete
I feel like athletes lean into this indestructible character. But unless you're doing something really shady, no one nails every day of their life. You're always going to have rough patches.
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Jens Voigt
German Athlete
I want to be remembered as somebody working hard, walking straight in life, most of the time, and just being a down-to-earth person, being loyal and being indestructible.
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William Jay Smith
American Poet
To the poet, his travels, his adventures, his loves, his indignations are finally resolved in verse, and this, in the end becomes his permanent, indestructible life.
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Robert Ballard
American Scientist
The body is sort of a pain. It has to go to the bathroom. It has to be comfortable. But the spirit is indestructible. It can move at the speed of light.
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Franz Kafka
Novelist
In theory there is a possibility of perfect happiness: To believe in the indestructible element within one, and not to strive towards it.
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Robert Green Ingersoll
American Lawyer
If matter cannot be destroyed, cannot be annihilated, it could not have been created. The indestructible must be uncreatable.
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Joseph Morgan
English Actor
When you're indestructible, then nothing is a threat really. So nothing needs to be taken that seriously.
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Philippe Petit
French Celebrity
I am a wire-walker. I can walk any time, anywhere - I'm indestructible.
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Mark Waid
American Writer
Indestructible does not mean utterly invincible.
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Jane Velez-Mitchell
American Journalist
The natural world is not indestructible.
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Mary Cain
American Athlete
I feel like athletes lean into this indestructible character. But unless you're doing something really shady, no one nails every day of their life. You're always going to have rough patches.
Quote examples
Jens Voigt
German Athlete
I want to be remembered as somebody working hard, walking straight in life, most of the time, and just being a down-to-earth person, being loyal and being indestructible.
Quote examples
William Jay Smith
American Poet
To the poet, his travels, his adventures, his loves, his indignations are finally resolved in verse, and this, in the end becomes his permanent, indestructible life.
Quote examples
Robert Ballard
American Scientist
The body is sort of a pain. It has to go to the bathroom. It has to be comfortable. But the spirit is indestructible. It can move at the speed of light.
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Franz Kafka
Novelist
In theory there is a possibility of perfect happiness: To believe in the indestructible element within one, and not to strive towards it.
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Robert Green Ingersoll
American Lawyer
If matter cannot be destroyed, cannot be annihilated, it could not have been created. The indestructible must be uncreatable.
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Joseph Morgan
English Actor
When you're indestructible, then nothing is a threat really. So nothing needs to be taken that seriously.
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Philippe Petit
French Celebrity
I am a wire-walker. I can walk any time, anywhere - I'm indestructible.
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Mark Waid
American Writer
Indestructible does not mean utterly invincible.
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Jane Velez-Mitchell
American Journalist
The natural world is not indestructible.
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