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Surmountable vs Insurmountable - What's the difference?

surmountable | insurmountable | Derived terms |

Insurmountable is a derived term of surmountable.



As adjectives the difference between surmountable and insurmountable

is that surmountable is able to be surmounted or overcome; defeatable while insurmountable is incapable of being passed over, surmounted, or overcome; insuperable; as, insurmountable difficulty or obstacle.

surmountable

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Able to be surmounted or overcome; defeatable.
  • :Now that we have done the impossible we can finish it, all that remain are rather easy and surmountable obstacles.

    • Derived terms

    * insurmountable

    Related terms

    * surmount

    insurmountable

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Incapable of being passed over, surmounted, or overcome; insuperable; as, insurmountable difficulty or obstacle.