solvable

solv·able

adj \ˈsäl-və-bəl, ˈsȯl-\

Definition of SOLVABLE

: susceptible of solution or of being solved, resolved, or explained <a solvable problem>

— solv·abil·i·ty \ˌsäl-və-ˈbi-lə-tē, ˌsȯl-\ noun

Examples of SOLVABLE

1. <I'm sure that the mystery of what happened to the missing pizza is solvable.>

First Known Use of SOLVABLE

circa 1676

Related to SOLVABLE

Synonyms: answerable, explainable, explicable, resolvable, soluble

Antonyms: hopeless, inexplicable, insoluble, insolvable, unexplainable, unresolvable, unsolvable

Related Words: analyzable, decipherable; feasible, workable

Near Antonyms: difficult, inextricable, knotty; impossible, insuperable; absurd, fantastic (also fantastical), outlandish, preposterous, ridiculous

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