unbridgeable

adjective

un·​bridge·​able ˌən-ˈbri-jə-bəl How to pronounce unbridgeable (audio)
: too wide to be crossed or joined by or as if by a bridge : unable to be bridged : not bridgeable
an unbridgeable river/chasm
… an unbridgeable gulf between myth and reality.Susan Cheever
… an unbridgeable gap between the way people think here and the way they think practically everywhere else.Meg Greenfield

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The inaction stems not from laziness or ignorance but a deep, possibly unbridgeable divide between state and federal powers. Lily Hay Newman, WIRED, 13 July 2017 No matter how close the two friends may have been, there remains an unbridgeable class divide. Vulture Editors, Vulture, 4 June 2024 China, meanwhile, will face a growing—and likely unbridgeable—gap between its ambitions and capabilities. Nicholas Eberstadt, Foreign Affairs, 8 May 2024 At first glance, the gap between us and the Japanese seemed unbridgeable. Johann Hari, TIME, 9 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for unbridgeable 

Word History

First Known Use

1799, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of unbridgeable was in 1799

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“Unbridgeable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unbridgeable. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.

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