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Impassable vs. Impassible
Impassable
/ɪmˈpɑːsəbəl/Examples:
The mountain pass became impassable due to heavy snow.Thick mud turned the rural road into an impassable path.Floodwaters rendered the bridge completely impassable.
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Impassible
/æmˈpɑːs/Examples:
His face was impassible, betraying no emotion.The judge remained impassible throughout the trial.Despite the chaos, she stayed impassible and calm.
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Ways to tell them apart:
- Impassable refers to something that cannot be passed or traveled through.
- Impassible describes a state of being unaffected by pain or emotion.
- Remember impassable has pass within it, which is linked to the idea of physical transition or movement.
- Impassible often refers to emotional states, especially in contexts where someone is unaffected by emotions, think of passive emotions.
- If youre talking about roads or paths, its likely impassable; if it’s about feelings or emotions, its likely impassible'.
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