untraversable
Impossible to navigate
Untraversable describes terrain, paths, or distances that cannot be crossed or traveled through.
A swamp may be untraversable without a boat.
The word applies literally to impassable physical obstacles and figuratively to unbridgeable gaps: an untraversable divide between their positions.
Cannot be reached
- impenetrableImpossible to pass through
- insurmountableImpossible to overcome
- unpassableCannot be crossed
- unfordableToo deep to wade
unbreachable · uncrossable · impervious · blocked · obstructed · unwalkable · unrideable · unnavigable
Uncultivated, uninhabited natural region
- wastelandUninhabitable barren region
- jungleDense tropical forest
- swampWaterlogged land with vegetation
- marshlandWaterlogged lowland area
quicksand · ravine · chasm · gorge · crevasse · cliff · precipice · tundra
Unwelcoming, harsh to visitors
- hostileAggressively unfriendly
- treacherousDisloyal and dangerous
- perilousFraught with danger
- dangerousApt to cause harm
hazardous · daunting · menacing · foreboding · unwelcoming · harsh · bleak · desolate
Something blocking the way
- blockadeSealing off a place
- barricadeObstacle blocking a path
- wallVertical enclosing structure
- roadblockObstruction across a road
impediment · hindrance · obstruction · fortification · moat · fence · rampart · bulwark
inaccessible
Cannot be reached
- impenetrableImpossible to pass through
- insurmountableImpossible to overcome
- unpassableCannot be crossed
unfordable · unbreachable · uncrossable · impervious · blocked · obstructed · unwalkable · unrideable · unnavigable · untreadable
wilderness
Uncultivated, uninhabited natural region
- wastelandUninhabitable barren region
- jungleDense tropical forest
- swampWaterlogged land with vegetation
marshland · quicksand · ravine · chasm · gorge · crevasse · cliff · precipice · tundra · desert
inhospitable
Unwelcoming, harsh to visitors
- hostileAggressively unfriendly
- treacherousDisloyal and dangerous
- perilousFraught with danger
dangerous · hazardous · daunting · menacing · foreboding · unwelcoming · harsh · bleak · desolate · stark
obstacle
Something blocking the way
roadblock · impediment · hindrance · obstruction · fortification · moat · fence · rampart · bulwark · bottleneck
untraversabletraversable
Capable of being crossed
passable · crossable · navigable · accessible · open
traverse, transverse, traversing, traversed, traversal, traverses, traversable