insolvable

American  

[in-sol-vuh-buhl] / ɪnˈsɒl və bəl /

adjective

1. incapable of being solved or explained; insoluble.

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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

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

“One of the things that I find most infuriating about health inequities is that they are so endemic that people believe they are insolvable, and that makes me ill,” Burke Harris said.

From Los Angeles Times

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

From New York Times

Today we are leaving the next generation almost unbearable and insolvable problems while we live unsustainable lifestyles artificially enabled by borrowing and spending, and an addiction to fossil fuels.

From Seattle Times

“But they're not insolvable. What is preventing us from tackling them and making more progress really has to do with our politics and our civic life.”

From Washington Post