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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Indestructible \In'de*struc"ti*ble\, adjective [Pref. in- not + destructible: cf. F. indestructible.] Not destructible; incapable of decomposition or of being destroyed; as, the Russian harvesters had primitive electronics, but they were built so sturdily they were almost indestructible. -- {In'de*struc"ti*ble*ness}, noun -- {In'de*struc"ti*bly}, adverb
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
indestructible
adjective
1: not easily destroyed [ant: {destructible}]
2: very long lasting; "less durable rocks were gradually worn away to form valleys"; "the perdurable granite of the ancient Appalachian spine of the continent" [syn: {durable}, {perdurable}, {undestroyable}]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
68 Moby Thesaurus words for "indestructible": ageless, ceaseless, changeless, coeternal, constant, continual, continuous, dateless, deathless, durable, endless, enduring, eternal, eterne, ever-being, ever-durable, ever-during, everlasting, everliving, fixed, immemorial, immortal, immutable, imperishable, impregnable, incessant, incorruptible, indelible, ineffaceable, ineradicable, inexpugnable, inextinguishable, infinite, interminable, invincible, invulnerable, irrefragable, lasting, long-lasting, never-ceasing, never-ending, nonperishable, nonstop, nonterminating, nonterminous, olamic, perdurable, perennial, permanent, perpetual, quenchless, sempiternal, steady, timeless, unalterable, unbreakable, unceasing, unchangeable, unchanging, undampable, undestroyable, undying, unending, unintermitting, uninterrupted, unquenchable, unremitting, without end
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