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Imperviable

Not pervious; impervious.

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Fast 84% connected

To abstain from food; to omit to take nourishment in whole or in part; to go hungry.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Fast 84% connected

To abstain from food; to omit to take nourishment in whole or in part; to go hungry.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Proof 84% connected

Any effort, process, or operation designed to establish or discover a fact or truth; an act of testing; a test; a trial.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Proof 84% connected

Any effort, process, or operation designed to establish or discover a fact or truth; an act of testing; a test; a trial.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Resistant 84% connected

Making resistance; resisting.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Resistant 84% connected

Making resistance; resisting.

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Impermeable 66% connected

Not permeable; not permitting passage, as of a fluid. through its substance; impervious; impenetrable; as, India rubber is impermeable to water and t…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Impermeable 66% connected

Not permeable; not permitting passage, as of a fluid. through its substance; impervious; impenetrable; as, India rubber is impermeable to water and t…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Synonym 1

Impervious 92% connected

Not pervious; not admitting of entrance or passage through; as, a substance impervious to water or air.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Antonym 2

Pervious 94% connected

Admitting passage; capable of being penetrated by another body or substance; permeable; as, a pervious soil.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Pervious 94% connected

Admitting passage; capable of being penetrated by another body or substance; permeable; as, a pervious soil.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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