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insolvable

American  
[in-sol-vuh-buhl] / ɪnˈsɒl və bəl /

adjective

  1. incapable of being solved or explained; insoluble.


insolvable British  
/ ɪnˈsɒlvəbəl /

adjective

  1. another word for insoluble

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Other Word Forms

  • insolvability noun
  • insolvably adverb

Etymology

Origin of insolvable

First recorded in 1640–50; in- 3 + solvable

Example Sentences

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Wartime Bletchley, she said, was about bringing together technology and people in order to crack what seemed like insolvable problems - and that remained the priority today even in a very different world.

From BBC • Nov. 3, 2023

“These are not insolvable problems,” said Marion Nestle, a food studies professor at New York University.

From New York Times • May 2, 2020

“The number of uninsured and the skyrocketing of health premiums were for years seen as insolvable problems,” said Anthony Wright, executive director of Health Access California, a health care advocacy group.

From Washington Times • Jul. 31, 2014

Far from being a collection of insolvable stumbling blocks, social issues have the potential to be a defining strength of the Centrist Party.

From Salon • May 11, 2013

There is a tendency on the part of some to regard the problem of the future of these people as insolvable.

From Policing the Plains Being the Real-Life Record of the Famous North-West Mounted Police by MacBeth, R. G. (Roderick George)