indomitable

CEFRC1

/ɪnˈdɒmɪtəbl̩/

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But he was a youth of indomitable spirit, strong and agile as a wild cat.
Personal courage and an indomitable self-confidence were the chief, indeed the only, qualities which sprang to light in General Feversham.
And even though the rest of the auto industry, seeing Tesla’s growth, jumped on the electric vehicle bandwagon, Tesla has maintained an indomitable lead.

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Personal courage and an indomitable self-confidence were the chief, indeed the only, qualities which sprang to light in General Feversham.
1902, A. E. W. Mason, chapter 1, in The Four Feathers
But he was a youth of indomitable spirit, strong and agile as a wild cat.
1910, William Henry Hudson, chapter 7, in A Shepherd's Life
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" . . . . [S]he was indomitable, unstoppable.
2007 March 31, Richard Corliss, “When Betty Got Frank”, in Time, archived from the original on 03 Dec 2010
And even though the rest of the auto industry, seeing Tesla’s growth, jumped on the electric vehicle bandwagon, Tesla has maintained an indomitable lead.
2022 April 28, Farhad Manjoo, “Is Elon Musk Really That Bad?”, in The New York Times, →ISSN
[Elle] Fanning channels stress, anger and the exhaustion of new motherhood without losing Margo’s indomitable spirit.
2026 April 15, James Poniewozik, “Review: ‘Margo’s Got Money Troubles’ Will Make an OnlyFan of You”, in The New York Times, →ISSN

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From Late Latin indomitābilis, from in- (“not”) + domitō, frequentative of domō (“to tame”). By surface analysis, in- + domitable.