unwadable
Cannot cross afoot
Unable to be waded through—too deep, too swift, or otherwise impassable on foot.
Rivers become unwadable after heavy rains: The creek was unwadable after the storm.
The word appears mostly in outdoor and travel writing, describing water crossings that require boats, bridges, or waiting for levels to drop.
Far from surface
- fathomlessImmeasurably deep or obscure
- swollenAbnormally enlarged
- floodedCovered with water
- submergedBelow water's surface
murky · turbid · churning · rushing · surging · swift · torrent · current
Passage prevented or impeded
- impassableImpossible to traverse
- inaccessibleCannot be reached
- insurmountableImpossible to overcome
- barrierObstruction preventing passage
uncrossable · unfordable · impenetrable · sealed · obstructed · clogged · choked · logjammed
Disloyal and dangerous
- perilousFraught with danger
- hazardousLikely to cause injury
- deadlyAble to cause expiration
- riskyInvolving possible harm
unsafe · threatening · precarious · dangerous · forbidding · hostile · menacing · deceptive
deep
Far from surface
- fathomlessImmeasurably deep or obscure
- swollenAbnormally enlarged
- floodedCovered with water
submerged · murky · turbid · churning · rushing · surging · swift · torrent · current · rapids
blocked
Passage prevented or impeded
- impassableImpossible to traverse
- inaccessibleCannot be reached
- insurmountableImpossible to overcome
barrier · uncrossable · unfordable · impenetrable · sealed · obstructed · clogged · choked · logjammed · silted
treacherous
Disloyal and dangerous
risky · unsafe · threatening · precarious · dangerous · forbidding · hostile · menacing · deceptive · unpredictable
river
Large flowing watercourse
crossing · channel · gorge · ravine · canyon · marsh · swamp · bog · wetland · estuary