What's the difference between
and
Enter two words to compare and contrast their definitions, origins, and synonyms to better understand how those words are related.

Resilient vs Indestructible - What's the difference?

resilient | indestructible |

As adjectives the difference between resilient and indestructible

is that resilient is able to endure tribulation without cracking while indestructible is not destructible; incapable of decomposition or of being destroyed; invincible.

resilient

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Able to endure tribulation without cracking.
  • * 1994 , Michael Grumley, The Last Diary :
    • He’s resilient , and strong, but sometimes tonight, here, the weight of what he’s saying makes him stop, pause as if lost.

    Derived terms

    * resilience

    Synonyms

    * bendable * flexible * strong

    Antonyms

    * brittle * fragile

    indestructible

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Not destructible; incapable of decomposition or of being destroyed; invincible.

    • Synonyms

    * undestroyable * undestructable * unbreakable * unruinable * unwreckable * firm

    Antonyms

    * destructible, destroyable, breakable, wreckable, ruinable, fragile (capable of being destroyed ) * inconstructible, improducible, unbuildable (incapable of being constructed )

    See also

    * durable * strong * impenetrable

    References

    * * ----