Thesaurus.com
Dictionary.com
Definitions

impermeable

[im-pur-mee-uh-buhl] / ɪmˈpɜr mi ə bəl /


Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

See Examples For:

“This was going to be impermeable and protected from attacks.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026

"We come to live in bubbles, impermeable to one another," he said.

From BBC ● Apr. 17, 2026

The program levies a property tax on impermeable surfaces to provide around $300 million a year in grants for municipal stormwater capture projects.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2025

Their technology involves pumping through fissures in the ground and squirting the carbon-rich material thousands of feet down, beneath a rock layer that should be impermeable for centuries.

From Salon ● Jul. 18, 2024

They tie nkisis of leaves around their wrists and declare themselves impermeable to bullets, immune to death.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver




Vocabulary lists containing impermeable


Vocabulary.com logo
by dictionary.com

Just like flashcards, but way more fun

Don't take our word for it. Leave the boring studying behind and join VocabTrainer today. You'll learn even faster and never look back.

Take me to Vocabulary.com