INVULNERABLE

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Immune to attack; impregnable

Example:

gunners raked the beach from invulnerable positions on the cliffs

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

air-tight; airtight (having no weak points)

bombproof; shellproof (able to resist the explosive force of bombs and shells)

defendable; defensible (capable of being defended)

impregnable; inviolable; secure; strong; unassailable; unattackable (immune to attack; incapable of being tampered with)

tight (set so close together as to be invulnerable to penetration)

sheltered (protected from danger or bad weather)

untouchable (beyond the reach of criticism or attack or impeachment)

Also:

unconquerable (not capable of being conquered or vanquished or overcome)

protected (kept safe or defended from danger or injury or loss)

safe (free from danger or the risk of harm)

secure (free from danger or risk)

Antonym:

vulnerable (susceptible to attack)

Derivation:

invulnerability (the property of being invulnerable; the property of being incapable of being hurt (physically or emotionally))