impassably
Without possible passage
In a manner that cannot be passed through or crossed.
Roads blocked by snow are impassably drifted; a canyon may be impassably deep.
The word appears almost exclusively with physical barriers: The river was impassably swollen after the storm.
Passage prevented or impeded
- barricadedSealed off defensively
- barrierObstruction preventing passage
- roadblockObstruction across a road
- gridlockComplete mutual obstruction
congestion · deadlock · logjam · standstill · chokepoint · bottleneck · snarl · jam
Separated from others
- secludedSet apart, private
- cut-offSeparated or terminated
- maroonedLeft stranded and helpless
- strandedLeft without means to leave
unreachable · inaccessible · unapproachable · godforsaken · desolate · uncharted · trackless · pathless
Soft, wet ground
- swampWaterlogged land with vegetation
- morassSwampy, confusing situation
- quicksandYielding, engulfing sediment
- thicketDense shrub cluster
ravine · chasm · gorge · cliff · crevasse · jungle · marshland · bog
Impossible to overcome
- unbridgeableImpossible to connect across
- intractableImpossible to manage
- deadlockedUnable to progress further
- stalematedAt an impasse
gridlocked · irreconcilable · unbending · rigid · inflexible · uncompromising · intransigent · immovable
blocked
Passage prevented or impeded
- barricadedSealed off defensively
- barrierObstruction preventing passage
- roadblockObstruction across a road
gridlock · congestion · deadlock · logjam · standstill · chokepoint · bottleneck · snarl · jam · stoppage
isolated
Separated from others
stranded · unreachable · inaccessible · unapproachable · godforsaken · desolate · uncharted · trackless · pathless · wilderness
quagmire
Soft, wet ground
- swampWaterlogged land with vegetation
- morassSwampy, confusing situation
- quicksandYielding, engulfing sediment
thicket · ravine · chasm · gorge · cliff · crevasse · jungle · marshland · bog · mire
insurmountable
Impossible to overcome
- unbridgeableImpossible to connect across
- intractableImpossible to manage
- deadlockedUnable to progress further
stalemated · gridlocked · irreconcilable · unbending · rigid · inflexible · uncompromising · intransigent · immovable · divided
impregnable
Impossible to capture
- unbreachableImpossible to penetrate
- fortressHeavily defended military structure
- citadelFortified urban stronghold
bunker · barricaded · sealed · armored · fortified · walled · guarded · defended · secured · gated
impassablypassably
To an acceptable extent
accessibly · openly · freely · unobstructedly
impassablyeasily
Without difficulty
effortlessly · simply · smoothly · readily · conveniently