invulnerability
Cannot be harmed
Invulnerability is the state of being impossible to harm, damage, or defeat.
The term appears in discussions of superheroes, video game mechanics, and military technology: The power-up grants temporary invulnerability.
More abstractly, it describes emotional or psychological imperviousness: His wealth gave him a sense of invulnerability.
True invulnerability rarely exists outside fiction—the word often signals overconfidence.
Greek hero, mortal heel
- immortalCannot die
- invincibleIncapable of being defeated
- demigodPartly divine being
- HerculesLegendary Greek strongman
Siegfried · Thor · Zeus · Gilgamesh · phoenix · titan · supernatural · enchanted
Handheld defensive armor
- plateFlat dish for food
- mailPostal system items
- helmetProtective head covering
- breastplateMetal torso protection
gauntlet · aegis · greaves · cuirass · hauberk · pauldron · vambrace · fortification
Sustained effort capacity
- toughnessResilient durability under strain
- fortitudeEnduring courage under pain
- perseveranceSustained resolve despite obstacles
- staminaCapacity for sustained effort
grit · tenacity · steadfastness · unbreakable · unyielding · unflinching · unshakeable · indomitable
Self-assurance or trust
- fearlessnessComplete lack of dread
- composureEmotional self-control
- detachmentSeparation or emotional uninvolvement
- stoicismUncomplaining acceptance of difficulty
equanimity · unflappable · thick-skinned · secure · self-assured · impervious · unbothered · unfazed
Withstanding external forces
- immuneProtected from harm
- antibodiesProteins targeting pathogens
- vaccineDisease prevention injection
- immunizationProtective medical injection
prophylaxis · protected · inoculated · nonreactive · hypoallergenic · pathogen-free · sterile · biosecurity
Achilles
Greek hero, mortal heel
- immortalCannot die
- invincibleIncapable of being defeated
- demigodPartly divine being
Hercules · Siegfried · Thor · Zeus · Gilgamesh · phoenix · titan · supernatural · enchanted · charmed
shield
Handheld defensive armor
breastplate · gauntlet · aegis · greaves · cuirass · hauberk · pauldron · vambrace · fortification · barrier
endurance
Sustained effort capacity
- toughnessResilient durability under strain
- fortitudeEnduring courage under pain
- perseveranceSustained resolve despite obstacles
stamina · grit · tenacity · steadfastness · unbreakable · unyielding · unflinching · unshakeable · indomitable · hardiness
confidence
Self-assurance or trust
- fearlessnessComplete lack of dread
- composureEmotional self-control
- detachmentSeparation or emotional uninvolvement
stoicism · equanimity · unflappable · thick-skinned · secure · self-assured · impervious · unbothered · unfazed · centered
resistant
Withstanding external forces
- immuneProtected from harm
- antibodiesProteins targeting pathogens
- vaccineDisease prevention injection
immunization · prophylaxis · protected · inoculated · nonreactive · hypoallergenic · pathogen-free · sterile · biosecurity · quarantine
- divine powersimmortality, omnipotence, omniscience, omnipresence, divine wrath
- mythical powersimmortality, shapeshifting, telepathy, teleportation, invisibility
- strengthsstrength, forte, physical strength, strong point, inner strength
- SupermanSuperman, Clark Kent, Krypton, Kal-El, Lois Lane
- superpowerstelekinesis, telepathy, superpower, invisibility, force powers
- Indestructiblediamond, titanium, adamantium, vibranium, armor
invulnerabilityvulnerability
Openness to harm
susceptibility · defenselessness · exposure · endangerment · penetrability
invulnerabilityhelplessness
Lacking ability to cope
powerlessness · impotence · nakedness · soft underbelly · Achilles heel
invulnerabilityweakness
Deficiency in force
fragility · frailty · brittleness · delicacy · feebleness
vulnerable, involuntary, invulnerable, vulnerability, vulnerably, vulnerabilities, vulnerableness