Impervious is an English word with synonyms like resistant or proof. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Impervious meaning
- Unaffected or unable to be affected by something.
- Preventive of any penetration; impenetrable, impermeable, particularly of water.
- Immune to damage or effect.
Synonyms of Impervious
Using Impervious
- The main meaning on this page is: Unaffected or unable to be affected by something. | Preventive of any penetration; impenetrable, impermeable, particularly of water. | Immune to damage or effect.
- Useful related words include: imperviable, run-resistant, ladder-proof, runproof.
- In the example corpus, impervious often appears in combinations such as: impervious to, impervious surfaces, an impervious.
Context around Impervious
- Average sentence length in these examples: 24.7 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 12 middle, 6 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Impervious
- In this selection, "impervious" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 24.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, remain, remained, become, surfaces, fighter and surface stand out and add context to how "impervious" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include amount of impervious surfaces such and and appearing impervious to all. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "impervious" sits close to words such as aborigines, abreu and accommodates, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with impervious
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
It makes you impervious to pain. (6 words)
They have grown to be incorrigibly impervious to reason, counsel or criticism. (12 words)
Opportunities for gardening on stone and other impervious surfaces will also be presented. (13 words)
Moreover, it offers added advantages to the manufacturers, such as a shiny and impervious surface, and the butadiene part, which is a rubbery substance, provides resilience even at low temperatures and is impact-resistant, tough, and heat-resistant. (38 words)
As a result, light is Alan's greatest friend and holding on to a working torch becomes just as important as holding a gun thanks to enemies that remain impervious to damage until exposed to direct light. (37 words)
Analysts are of the view that the telco giant is a stock to “buy” as its strong cash flow positions, high dividend yield and healthy balance sheet makes it impervious to macroeconomic shocks. (33 words)
Example sentences (20)
Trump’s support has remained impervious to charges of personal or professional misconduct, just as his detractors remain impervious to claims that his policies have been successful.
Analysts are of the view that the telco giant is a stock to “buy” as its strong cash flow positions, high dividend yield and healthy balance sheet makes it impervious to macroeconomic shocks.
As a result, light is Alan's greatest friend and holding on to a working torch becomes just as important as holding a gun thanks to enemies that remain impervious to damage until exposed to direct light.
A third peril of defaming your opponents is that you become impervious to criticism, blaming them instead of yourself when things go wrong.
A third piece of legislation that was approved would let parliament pass laws impervious to judicial review, with a simple majority of 61 members in Israel's 120-seat parliament, the Knesset.
It makes you impervious to pain.
Yet, after being struck with a mighty sword, Toji makes Gojo suffer one of his most humbling defeats in a stunning panel that underscores how vulnerable the supposedly impervious fighter can be.
As streaming services like Netflix have continued to attract and further carve up audiences, live sporting events have continuously proved impervious to declines in viewership felt across traditional television.
Most local governments with such a fee use the amount of impervious surfaces — such as buildings and pavement — to determine how much a property owner pays.
Research into a high-security quantum internet which is “impervious” to hackers will progress in as part of a £160 million investment from the UK Government.
The immense quantities applied over the years wash off impervious surfaces into our soil and water.
The veteran was in vintage form through the first 10 days, simply overwhelming opponents and appearing impervious to all manner of attacks.
As recently as early April, Abramović that her lifelong experience with heartbreak and resilience had made her essentially impervious to any new sources of danger.
Companies like Facebook are selling the idea that “no matter what you do, you’re completely impervious to government surveillance,” Mr. Barr said.
Kirk seems impervious to psychotherapy, however and manages to regain control of the ship just before they arrive.
Moreover, it offers added advantages to the manufacturers, such as a shiny and impervious surface, and the butadiene part, which is a rubbery substance, provides resilience even at low temperatures and is impact-resistant, tough, and heat-resistant.
Opportunities for gardening on stone and other impervious surfaces will also be presented.
There are two ways to approach the question of the stock market has seemed so impervious to the state of the real world.
There’s a group of nyaope addicts living on the streets just 50m from my door, cooking up and injecting each other with grim intensity, impervious to the stares of those passing by.
They have grown to be incorrigibly impervious to reason, counsel or criticism.
Common combinations with impervious
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- impervious to 47×
- impervious surfaces 6×
- an impervious 5×
- is impervious 3×
- impervious area 3×
- nearly impervious 3×
- remain impervious 2×
- completely impervious 2×
- seems impervious 2×
- impervious surface 2×