unbeatable

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From un- +‎ beat +‎ -able. Beatable is a back-formation.

Adjective[edit]

unbeatable (not comparable)

  1. That cannot be beaten, defeated or overcome
    Synonym: invincible
    • 1920, Herman Cyril McNeile, chapter 1, in Bulldog Drummond:
      Deep-set and steady, with eyelashes that many a woman had envied, they showed the man for what he was—a sportsman and a gentleman. And the combination of the two is an unbeatable production.

Translations[edit]

Noun[edit]

unbeatable (plural unbeatables)

  1. Someone or something that can't be beaten