INSOLVENT Synonyms: 93 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

Definition of insolvent

as in bankrupt

not having enough money to pay debts The company has become insolvent. insolvent debtors

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as in waif

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The main Social Security trust fund will go insolvent in 2032, during the next president’s term in office, according to this year’s trustees report. — Editorial Board, Washington Post, 18 Aug. 2026 There was plenty of evidence on this point, the most important being that the Kittrells were being chased by creditors at the time of their transfers and the transfers left them insolvent and unable to satisfy their debts. — Jay Adkisson, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026

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The diocese acknowledged that the value of Diocesan assets available to resolve claims, including any available insurance coverage, may not be sufficient to cover the claims and could leave the diocese insolvent. — Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2025 This omnibus pledge can have the effect of rendering the debtor insolvent such that any transfer that the debtor tries to make for asset protection purposes is voidable by a creditor. — Jay Adkisson, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for insolvent

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After the property crisis cuts off family support, a filmmaker returns from the US to find his home demolished by a bankrupt father who once shaped Shenzhen’s skyline.

— Matthew Carey, Deadline, 31 Aug. 2026
Social Security would not become bankrupt, but benefits would be constrained by incoming revenue unless Congress acts.

— Thomas Hager, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026

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