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“Impassable” or “Impassible”

impassable / impassible are similar-sounding terms with different meanings (referred to as homophones). To better understand the differences, see below for definitions, pronunciation guides, and example sentences using each term.

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Definitions

What each term means

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impassable ih·m·p·AE·s·ah·b·ah·l

  • adjectiveincapable of being passed.

impassible

No dictionary entry for this spelling — see the usage examples below for how it shows up in writing.

Usage

Examples in context

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“impassable”

  • …supply routes became muddy and impassable, improvement to artillery on both…
  • …and many other roads were impassable due to flooding.
  • …the path itself is virtually impassable, but some people have passed
  • …border to Maltam which is impassable in the wet season; as…
  • …a detour caused by an impassable (then) cut the Bear River…
  • …and rendered the roads nearly impassable, with troops sinking to their…
  • …isolated after Keith made roads impassable.

“impassible”

  • …of Detroit as uninhabitable or impassible due to the harshness of…

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