unbreachable
adjective
uk/ˌʌnˈbriː.tʃ.ə.bəl/us/ˌʌnˈbriː.tʃ.ə.bəl/unbreachableadjective(DEFENCE)
notableto bebrokenthrough,entered, orcrossed:
Theteampridesitself onitsunbreachabledefence.
Protestersbrokethrough asupposedlyunbreachablecordon.
- Theoppositionseemedunbreachable, until onemistakeundidall the goodwork.
- The newhousingdevelopmentoffersanescapefrom thecityand an unbreachablesecuritysystem.
- Thenortherndistrictof thecitywasonceseenas an unbreachablestrongholdfor the anti-governmentgroup.
Physically strong and powerful
- (as) tough as old bootsidiom
- almighty
- beefy
- billy-o
- brute
- burly
- corded
- intensely
- invincible
- invincibly
- invulnerable
- keenly
- lusty
- reckon
- stalwart
- stoutly
- sturdily
- super-powerful
- superhuman
- to be reckoned withidiom
unbreachableadjective(DIFFERENCE)
If there is an unbreachabledifferencebetween twopeople,groups, or things, it is notpossibleto make themunderstandeach other oragree:
Thestudyrevealsaclearandapparentlyunbreachablegulfbetween theinterestsofmanagementand theneedsofemployees.
Thestorybringstolifetheseeminglyunbreachabledividebetween thedirtybackstreetsof NottingHilland therichneighbourhoodof Belgravia.
- Thecountryiswitnessingawideningand unbreachablegulfbetweenrichandpoor.
Difficult situations and unpleasant experiences
- a hard/tough row to hoeidiom
- abyss
- adversity
- atyourworstidiom
- Augean
- bad hair day
- emergence
- epidemic
- genie
- half nelson
- hardness
- have a bumpy rideidiom
- quicksand
- rabbit hole
- reversal
- rigour
- rollercoaster
- the Augean Stablesidiom
- the hard wayidiom
- vortex
unbreachableadjective(RULE)
An unbreachableruleorlawcannot bebroken:
Companypolicysets out unbreachablerulesaboutdisclosingtheaddressof anemployee.
Thelimitsoffreedomofspeecharemarkedby a few unbreachabletaboos.
Obeying & breaking the law
- abide
- abide bysomething
- adhere
- adhere tosomething
- aid
- bad actor
- commission
- contempt
- in line withsomethingidiom
- infringe
- infringement
- non-compliance
- non-compliant
- noncomplying
- nondelinquent
- offend
- on the right/wrong side of the lawidiom
- pervert
- self-incrimination
- stick
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Morality and rules of behaviour