unbridgeable
Too wide across
Unbridgeable describes a gap or difference too great to cross or reconcile.
The word appears almost exclusively with abstract nouns: an unbridgeable divide between political factions, an unbridgeable gulf between rich and poor, an unbridgeable chasm in understanding.
The metaphor is of a physical span that cannot be constructed—the distance is simply too vast.
Partially enclosed sea
- abyssImmeasurably profound depth
- voidWithout legal effect
- riftCrack or estrangement
- divideSeparate into parts
fissure · canyon · gorge · crevasse · precipice · expanse · ravine · depths
Incapable of occurring
- hopelessBeyond possibility of success
- insolubleCannot be dissolved
- irresolvableImpossible to settle
- unconquerableImpossible to defeat
unattainable · insuperable · impassable · overwhelming · unassailable · impregnable · invincible · unmanageable
Unfilled space between
- riftCrack or estrangement
- schismFormal organizational fracture
- polarizationSeparation into opposing extremes
- dichotomyDivision into contrasting parts
disparity · separation · cleavage · divergence · disconnect · split · breach · partition
Lack of agreement
- antagonismActive opposition or hostility
- enmityBitter, lasting ill will
- estrangementEmotional separation between people
- alienationState of being isolated
feud · hostility · animosity · contention · strife · opposition · rivalry · deadlock
gulf
Partially enclosed sea
divide · fissure · canyon · gorge · crevasse · precipice · expanse · ravine · depths · yawning
impossible
Incapable of occurring
- hopelessBeyond possibility of success
- insolubleCannot be dissolved
- irresolvableImpossible to settle
unconquerable · unattainable · insuperable · impassable · overwhelming · unassailable · impregnable · invincible · unmanageable · irreparable
gap
Unfilled space between
- riftCrack or estrangement
- schismFormal organizational fracture
- polarizationSeparation into opposing extremes
dichotomy · disparity · separation · cleavage · divergence · disconnect · split · breach · partition · disjunction
discord
Lack of agreement
- antagonismActive opposition or hostility
- enmityBitter, lasting ill will
- estrangementEmotional separation between people
alienation · feud · hostility · animosity · contention · strife · opposition · rivalry · deadlock · impasse
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Able to be crossed
crossable · traversable · passable · spanned · connected
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Able to be crossed
reconcilable · healable · resolvable · mendable · closable
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