Indestructible — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

not easily destroyed

very long lasting

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ˌɪndᵻstɹˈʌktᵻbəl/

🇬🇧British English

/ˌɪndɪstɹˈʌktɪbəl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˌɪndɪstɹˈʌktɪbəl/

4 syllables Say it as /ˌɪndᵻstɹˈʌktᵻbəl/.

Examples

less durable rocks were gradually worn away to form valleys
the perdurable granite of the ancient Appalachian spine of the continent

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

durable perdurable undestroyable

Antonyms

destructible

Parts of Speech

adjective	not easily destroyed
adjective	very long lasting “less durable rocks were gradually worn away to form valleys”

Word Forms

indestructibility	noun	the strength to resist destruction
durability	noun	permanence by virtue of the power to resist stress or force
perdurability	noun	the property of being extremely durable

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

unzerstörbar

nicht leicht zerstört

🇮🇹Italian

indistruttibile

non facilmente distrutto

🇳🇱Dutch

onverwoestbaar

niet gemakkelijk vernietigd

🇵🇹Portuguese

indestrutível

não é facilmente destruído

🇷🇺Russian

неразрушимый

нелегко уничтожить

India

🇮🇳Hindi

अक्षय

आसानी से नष्ट नहीं होता

🇧🇩Bengali

অবিনশ্বর

সহজে ধ্বংস হয় না

🇮🇳Tamil

அழியாதது

எளிதில் அழிக்க முடியாது

🇮🇳Telugu

నాశనం చేయలేని

సులభంగా నాశనం కాదు

🇮🇳Marathi

अविनाशी

सहज नष्ट होत नाही

🇮🇳Gujarati

અવિનાશી

સરળતાથી નાશ પામતો નથી

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅವಿನಾಶಿ

ಸುಲಭವಾಗಿ ನಾಶವಾಗುವುದಿಲ್ಲ

🇮🇳Malayalam

നശിപ്പിക്കാനാവാത്ത

എളുപ്പത്തിൽ നശിപ്പിക്കപ്പെടുന്നില്ല

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਅਵਿਨਾਸ਼ੀ

ਆਸਾਨੀ ਨਾਲ ਨਸ਼ਟ ਨਹੀਂ ਹੁੰਦਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

ناقابل تلافی

آسانی سے تباہ نہیں

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

坚不可摧

不易被破坏

🇯🇵Japanese

不滅

簡単には破壊されない

🇰🇷Korean

파괴할 수 없는

쉽게 파괴되지 않음

🇻🇳Vietnamese

không thể phá hủy

không dễ bị phá hủy

🇹🇭Thai

ทำลายไม่ได้

ไม่ถูกทำลายง่าย

🇮🇩Indonesian

tidak bisa dihancurkan

tidak mudah hancur

🇵🇭Filipino

hindi masisira

hindi madaling masira

🇲🇾Malay

tidak boleh dihancurkan

tidak mudah musnah

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

غير قابل للتدمير

لا يتم تدميرها بسهولة

🇮🇷Persian

نابود نشدنی

به راحتی تخریب نمی شود

🇹🇷Turkish

yıkılmaz

kolay kolay yok edilmez

🇮🇱Hebrew

בלתי ניתן להריסה

לא נהרס בקלות

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