unfordable
Cannot wade across
Unfordable describes a body of water too deep or swift to cross on foot.
A fordable river allows passage without swimming or a boat; an unfordable one doesn't: Spring runoff made the creek unfordable.
The word appears mainly in accounts of wilderness travel or military campaigns where river crossings matter.
Point where paths intersect
- passageSegment of text
- obstacleSomething blocking the way
- impassableImpossible to traverse
- insurmountableImpossible to overcome
blocked · inaccessible · unreachable · impenetrable · stranded · marooned · cut-off · isolated
Turbulent river section
- torrentViolent rushing flow
- currentDirected flow of charge
- floodOverwhelming water overflow
- spateSudden large number
deluge · swollen · crossing · wade · streamflow · whitewater · cascade · surge
Far from surface
- fathomlessImmeasurably deep or obscure
- bottomlessHaving no base
- submergedBelow water's surface
- plungeSudden steep descent
drowning · waist-deep · wading · soundings · murky · concealed · deceptive
crossing
Point where paths intersect
- passageSegment of text
- obstacleSomething blocking the way
- impassableImpossible to traverse
insurmountable · blocked · inaccessible · unreachable · impenetrable · stranded · marooned · cut-off · isolated · detour
rapids
Turbulent river section
spate · deluge · swollen · crossing · wade · streamflow · whitewater · cascade · surge · freshet
deep
Far from surface
- fathomlessImmeasurably deep or obscure
- bottomlessHaving no base
- submergedBelow water's surface
plunge · drowning · waist-deep · wading · soundings · murky · concealed · deceptive