Indomitable

Origin

From the Late Latin indomitabilis, in- "not" + domitare frequentive of domare "to tame"

Full definition of indomitable

Adjective

1. Incapable of being subdued, overcome, or vanquished.
• 1902, A. E. W. Mason, The Four Feathers, ch. 1:Personal courage and an indomitable self-confidence were the chief, indeed the only, qualities which sprang to light in General Feversham.
• 1910, William Henry Hudson, A Shepherd's Life, ch. 7:But he was a youth of indomitable spirit, strong and agile as a wild cat.
• 2007, Richard Corliss, "When Betty Got Frank," Time, 31 March:Nobody came on to the movie camera—wrapped it in a bear hug and wrestled it to submission—like Betty Hutton. They called this 40s singer-actress "the Blitzkrieg blond" . . . . She was indomitable, unstoppable.

Synonyms

• impregnable, inexpugnable, insuperable, insurmountable, invincible, never-say-die, unbeatable, unconquerable, unsubduable, unsurmountable, unvanquishable