Meaning

2 senses
  1. That cannot be sunk.

    unsinkbar

    непотопля́емыйnepotopljájemyj

    непотоплюванийnepotopljuvanyj

    incapable of being sunk

  2. (figuratively)That cannot be overcome or defeated.

    unsinkable optimism

Examples

3 sentences
  1. No ship is unsinkable.

    ruНепотопляемых кораблей не бывает.

    deKein Schiff ist unversenkbar.

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  2. No vessel is unsinkable.

    deKein Schiff ist unversenkbar.

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  3. The Titanic was believed to be practically unsinkable.

    ru«Титаник» считался практически непотопляемым.

    deDie Titanic galt als so gut wie unsinkbar.

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Translations

5 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
of a ship: that cannot be sunk:
Русский
By meaning 1
of a ship: that cannot be sunk:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
of a ship: that cannot be sunk:

Forms

more unsinkable, most unsinkable
Comparativemore unsinkable Lesson
Superlativemost unsinkable Lesson

regular

Synonyms

1 synonyms

Antonyms

1 antonyms

Word family

2 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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