unpierceable

Resists all penetration

Unable to be pierced or penetrated.

The word describes materials or surfaces too hard, thick, or resilient for anything to pass through: The knight's unpierceable armor deflected every blow.

Figuratively, it can describe emotional defenses: She maintained an unpierceable composure throughout the interrogation.

armor

impenetrable

Impossible to pass through

chainmail · plate armor · kevlar · mail · cuirass · breastplate · hauberk · scale armor · lamellar · brigandine

materials

adamantine

Utterly impervious, unshakeable

hardened steel · carbon fiber · ceramic plate · reinforced · tempered · hardened · indestructible · unbreakable · solid · dense

figurative

invincible

Incapable of being defeated

steadfast · resolute · unwavering · impervious · immune · resistant · unshakable · ironclad · airtight · watertight

digital

encrypted

Transformed into cipher

unhackable · tamper-proof · authenticated · verified · locked · sealed · safeguarded · shielded · cybersecurity · encryption

barriers

fortress

Heavily defended military structure

citadel · bastion · bulwark · rampart · fortification · wall · blockade · barricade · membrane · seal

Opposites
penetrability

unpierceablepierceable

Capable of being punctured

penetrable · permeable · porous · puncturable · breachable

vulnerability

unpierceablevulnerable

Open to attack

defenseless · exposed · unprotected · fragile · susceptible

Family

piercing, pierce, pierced, pierces, piercingly, piercings, piercer, unpierced, piercers

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Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G