insolvable

adjective

(ˌ)in-ˈsäl-və-bəl How to pronounce insolvable (audio)
Definition of insolvablenext
as in impossible
incapable of being solved or accomplished faced with the perennially insolvable dilemma of having to choose between career and family

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Recent Examples of insolvable The Merc's Jon Wilner digs into what appears to be an insolvable impasse between the Pac-12 Networks and DirecTV. — OregonLive.com, 25 Aug. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for insolvable
  1. impossible
  2. hopeless
Adjective
  • Well, not necessarily unhittable, but impossible to score runs against.
    — Ian Miller OutKick, FOXNews.com, 18 Oct. 2026
  • The documentary contains, through her participation and performance, the accommodation that facts alone are insufficient and maybe impossible.
    — Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 17 Oct. 2026
Definition of impossible
Adjective
  • Pettus said watching Patterson's progress and seeing her family in a home of their own has been especially meaningful after a period that once seemed hopeless.
    — Jennifer Bisram, CBS News, 14 Oct. 2026
  • Approximately 18% of all Latino high school students have seriously contemplated suicide and 42% of Latino youths reported constantly feeling sad or hopeless, recent congressional studies found.
    — Carlos De Loera, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of hopeless

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