Pronunciations
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/ʌnˈdaʊn.ə.bəl/
Pronunciation notes
- UK
- US
Adjective
Undeniably important; which cannot be played down or ignored.
Usage- not-comparable
- Rare
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If ever there was an example of sheer pluck and undownable determination it is right here[…]
There is the undownable legend that[…]
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[…]the truth which came home with such undownable conviction[…]
Invincible; which cannot be brought down or overcome.
Usage- not-comparable
- Rare
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The SR-71 is claimed to be undownable by virtue of its altitude and speed.
[…]this paranoic attempt to discredit the credible, and down the undownable.
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I did not go as far as that either. I only went as far as stating that an American warplane is almost undownable and an American warship is unsinkable.