unsolvable

adjective

un·​solv·​able ˌən-ˈsäl-və-bəl How to pronounce unsolvable (audio)
-ˈsȯl-
: not able to be explained, answered for, or solved : not solvable
unsolvable disputes
an unsolvable mystery
unsolvably adverb
an unsolvably difficult problem

Examples of unsolvable in a Sentence

an apparently unsolvable problem
Recent Examples on the Web The search for these unusually active programs has connections to some of the most famous open questions in mathematics, and roots in an unsolvable problem as old as computer science itself. Ben Brubaker, Quanta Magazine, 2 July 2024 That would include all the problems complexity theorists have traditionally studied, even those known to be unsolvable in the real world. Ben Brubaker, WIRED, 30 June 2024 The Rangers finally ran into one great, big unsolvable problem against the Panthers: The other team was better. Mike Lupica, New York Daily News, 8 June 2024 The daughter of a class enemy, vulnerable to the whims of others and with little room to maneuver, Wenjie doesn’t cease in her efforts to deduce the intentions of those around her and to come up with solutions to unsolvable predicaments. Nan Z. Da, Vulture, 3 Apr. 2024 See all Example Sentences for unsolvable 

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Word History

First Known Use

circa 1775, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of unsolvable was circa 1775

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“Unsolvable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unsolvable. Accessed 26 Jul. 2024.

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