“gunners raked the beach from invulnerable positions on the cliffs”
- Synonyms
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unconquerable
not capable of being conquered or vanquished or overcome
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protected
kept safe or defended from danger or injury or loss
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safe
free from danger or the risk of harm
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secure
free from danger or risk
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air-tight, airtight
having no weak points
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bombproof, shellproof
able to resist the explosive force of bombs and shells
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defendable, defensible
capable of being defended
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entrenched
dug in
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impregnable, inviolable, secure, strong, unassailable, unattackable
immune to attack; incapable of being tampered with
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tight
set so close together as to be invulnerable to penetration
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sheltered
protected from danger or bad weather
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untouchable
beyond the reach of criticism or attack or impeachment
- Antonyms:
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vulnerable
susceptible to attack
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conquerable
subject to being conquered or overcome
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unprotected
lacking protection or defense
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dangerous, unsafe
involving or causing danger or risk; liable to hurt or harm
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insecure, unsafe
lacking in security or safety
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susceptible
(often followed by `of' or `to') yielding readily to or capable of
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assailable, open, undefendable, undefended
not defended or capable of being defended
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compromising
vulnerable to danger especially of discredit or suspicion
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defenceless, defenseless
lacking protection or support
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endangered
(of flora or fauna) in imminent danger of extinction
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indefensible
not able to be protected against attack
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insecure, unsafe
not safe from attack
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penetrable
capable of being penetrated
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threatened
(of flora or fauna) likely in the near future to become endangered
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under attack, under fire
subjected to enemy attack or censure
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unguarded
lacking protection or a guard
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