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unsinkable

unsinkable adjective: that cannot be sunk.

Adjective

unsinkable (comparative more unsinkable, superlative most unsinkable)

  1. That cannot be sunk.
    • Any true Grecophile will understand when I say that the unsinkable condom and the smell of shit which precede the moment of illumination make it more exciting when it happens.1981, Patrick White, Flaws in the Glass: A Self-Portrait
    • It was the kind of place with a neon martini glass for a name and an unsinkable turd floating in the toilet.2007, Eric Puchner, “Children of God”, in Music Through the Floor: Stories, page 13
    Synonyms:
    sinkproof
  2. (figuratively) That cannot be overcome or defeated.
    • unsinkable optimism

Noun

unsinkable (plural unsinkables)

  1. A ship that was designed to be unsinkable.
    • As the construction and preparation of the unsinkables would require six weeks or two months , I thought it best to make report of my plan to the admiral before the departure from Key West .1898 December, Richard Pearson Hobson, “The Sinking of the "Merrimac"”, in Josiah Gilbert Holland, Richard Watson Gilder, editors, The Century Illustrated Monthly Magazine, volume 57, number 2, page...
    • German unsinkables with their penetrating shell and safety magazines? That there was this acute material disparity between this type of ship of both nations there can be no doubt.1930, Shane Leslie, Augustine Agar, Jutland: A Fragment of Epic, page x

Examples of unsinkable in a sentence

  • That was the connection, the hook, the key, that was the thought that had been bobbing around like an unsinkable turd in the toilet of my subconscious all night.2008, Adrian Hyland, Moonlight Downs:
  • The Sydney water team are hoping that by showing families the 'unflushable' and 'unsinkable' items, that the environment will be a lot better off.2021 December 23, ElizaMcPhee, “Kids' toys, jewellery and a BRICK: The bizarre things Sydneysiders tried to flush down their toilet - wih...

All 11 example sentences with unsinkable

Synonyms of unsinkable

Forms of unsinkable

Adjective
comparativemore unsinkable
superlativemost unsinkable
Noun
pluralunsinkables

Origin of unsinkable

From un- + sink + -able.

Words formed from unsinkable

Phrases with unsinkable

Questions about unsinkable

What does unsinkable mean?
Unsinkable means that cannot be sunk.
How do you use unsinkable in a sentence?
That was the connection, the hook, the key, that was the thought that had been bobbing around like an unsinkable turd in the toilet of my subconscious all night.
What part of speech is unsinkable?
Unsinkable can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near unsinkable in the dictionary

  1. unsingleness
  2. unsings
  3. unsingular
  4. unsinister
  5. unsinkability
  6. unsinkable
  7. unsinkable rubber duck
  8. unsinkable rubber ducks
  9. unsinkableness
  10. unsinkables
  11. unsinkably

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