unresolvable

adjective

Definition of unresolvablenext
as in insoluble

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Recent Examples of unresolvable Legally, this was an unresolvable case with insurmountable doubt from glaring police errors, oversights, and bias — or worse. — Tom Blakely, Boston Herald, 27 June 2025 Optical tracking by the space situational awareness firm s2a systems shows a close approach between the two on June 14, with the pair, at times, virtually unresolvable from the other. — Andrew Jones, Space.com, 18 June 2025 My Hands Are My Heart seems a direct response to some of these questions, literally performing unresolvable contradictions. — Benjamin H. D. Buchloh, Artforum, 1 June 2025 Modernist writers, argues Reed, were preoccupied with this unresolvable tension. — Jenny Noyce, JSTOR Daily, 14 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for unresolvable
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unresolvable
  1. insoluble
  2. unsolvable
  3. inexplicable
  4. insolvable
  5. unexplainable
  6. difficult
Adjective
  • With her knack for devising novel solutions to seemingly insoluble problems, no one was better suited for the job.
    — Dean Robbins, Space.com, 18 Oct. 2026
  • Both soluble and insoluble fiber are important for gut health.
    — Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of insoluble
Adjective
  • In it, five Massachusetts Institute of Technology researchers prove that many newer games in the Super Mario series are mathematically maximally complex and therefore contain unsolvable problems.
    — Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 6 Oct. 2026
  • The details of the case were so puzzling as to be almost unbelievable, certainly unsolvable.
    — Steve Belanger, HollywoodReporter, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of unsolvable
Adjective
  • There’s a large degree of inexplicable, designer magic to it—but also a little math.
    — Joan Kennedy, Vogue, 20 Oct. 2026
  • Technical considerations can be discussed, but the decisions that shape an image ultimately arise from something inexplicable.
    — Callum McLennan, Variety, 18 Oct. 2026
Definition of inexplicable
Adjective
  • The Merc's Jon Wilner digs into what appears to be an insolvable impasse between the Pac-12 Networks and DirecTV.
    — OregonLive.com, OregonLive.com, 25 Aug. 2017
Definition of insolvable
Adjective
  • The movie has since become an unexplainable piece of comfort for a spooked generation.
    — Joshua Rothkopf, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Still, there was a wide and largely unexplainable range of geographical variety.
    — Theresa Gaffney, STAT, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of unexplainable
Adjective
  • Jarman, who came in as the defending champion on the event, put together a more difficult routine but was nicked by judges for his execution.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 24 Oct. 2026
  • This is the last remaining game on the schedule that should be very difficult.
    — David Troy OutKick, FOXNews.com, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of difficult

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