Impassable
Impassable adjective - Incapable of being passed.
Unclimbable and impassable are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Unclimbable" instead an adjective "Impassable".
Nearby Words: impasse, impassible
Unclimbable
Unclimbable adjective - Incapable of being surmounted or climbed.
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Synonyms for Unclimbable
Impassable and unclimbable are semantically related. You can use "Impassable" instead an adjective "Unclimbable".
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Impassable bushes, uncrossable streams, unclimbable benches, and sometimes gaps just too narrow to walk through... Minimalism Scenery Porn: As expected for the genre.
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This trope is in fact a staple of Sierra adventure games, in the form of impassable foliage, force fields, rubble, unswimmable waters, laser fences, unclimbable hills, Ledges of Instant Death, etc.
- The Medal of Honor series railroads the player with just about every type; standard insurmountable waist-height fences or walls, barbed wire, minefields, invisible walls, indestructible fallen logs, impassable foliage, unclearable debris, adamantium doors, and unclimbable slopes.
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