unkillable

adjective

un·​kill·​able ˌən-ˈki-lə-bəl How to pronounce unkillable (audio)
: incapable of being killed : not killable
an unkillable legend
a seemingly unkillable hero

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Then, there's the Kalisk – an apex predator that's apparently unkillable. — Sergio Pereira, Space.com, 4 Nov. 2025 Since his inception nearly 75 years ago, British secret agent James Bond has proven to be unkillable. — Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 28 May 2026 The existence of near-unkillable fungi makes future Mars rover missions more fraught and past ones potential seeds of terrestrial life on the red planet. — Tom Chivers, semafor.com, 7 May 2026 Today, a decade and a half on from that Times piece, the high-school reunion remains a bizarrely unkillable institution in American public life. — Jordan Michelman, The Atlantic, 4 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for unkillable

Word History

First Known Use

1878, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of unkillable was in 1878

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“Unkillable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unkillable. Accessed 9 Jul. 2026.

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