UNPASSABLE Synonyms: 27 Similar and Opposite Words

unpassable

adjective

Definition of unpassable

as in impassable

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Recent Examples of unpassable Brown, off Chapin Avenue and Sycamore Street, said the roads appeared unpassable, even to the fire trucks and ambulances, which use Chapin Avenue to get to Cranston Street. — Katie Landeck, The Providence Journal, 23 Feb. 2026 Richie Diuyen, a disaster official in Manay near the epicenter, said the quake lasted 30 to 40 seconds and initial damage included some houses, the facade of a church, cracked roads, and unpassable bridges. — Mikhail Flores, USA Today, 10 Oct. 2025 Because the road into Hunt was unpassable, the Childresses were forced into a monstrous kind of purgatory among other terrified parents at Ingram Elementary School. — Karen Valby, Vanity Fair, 16 June 2026 Assembly Bill 56, authored by Assemblymember Rebecca Bauer-Kahan, D-Orinda, originally required a 90 second unpassable warning at the beginning of usage. — Kate Wolffe, Sacbee.com, 13 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for unpassable

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impassable

Adjective

Officials on Saturday morning said the Gilman Trail is impassable and closed near the Edgelawn Avenue east trailhead due to flooding.

— Aurora Beacon-News, Chicago Tribune, 4 July 2026
South of there, at Kessler Air Force Base, several roads became impassible.

— Kenton Gewecke, ABC News, 16 June 2026

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