as in impossible
incapable of being solved or accomplished
an apparently unsolvable problem
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Recent Examples of unsolvable
Abandoning the project for some more years, another team of archaeologists decided to reopen the unsolvable case.
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Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 21 Feb. 2026
At first glance, replacing tens or even hundreds of millions of vanishing federal Medicaid dollars each year is not an unsolvable problem in Connecticut.
—Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 7 Jan. 2026
Polarization, in other words, turns straightforward arithmetic into an unsolvable equation.
—Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 13 Nov. 2025
In South Los Angeles, where chronic absenteeism once seemed like an unsolvable problem, educator and innovator Amen Rahh—known simply as Principal Rahh—is rewriting the narrative.
—Hannah Nwoko, Parents, 27 Oct. 2025
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Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 21 Feb. 2026
At first glance, replacing tens or even hundreds of millions of vanishing federal Medicaid dollars each year is not an unsolvable problem in Connecticut.
—Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 7 Jan. 2026
Polarization, in other words, turns straightforward arithmetic into an unsolvable equation.
—Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 13 Nov. 2025
In South Los Angeles, where chronic absenteeism once seemed like an unsolvable problem, educator and innovator Amen Rahh—known simply as Principal Rahh—is rewriting the narrative.
—Hannah Nwoko, Parents, 27 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unsolvable
Adjective
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Team leaders will challenge employees to double the productivity of a manufacturing line by the end of the week, for example, and will typically hear that the goal is impossible.—
Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson,
semafor.com,
22 May 2026
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The fridge is stocked, the recipes are bookmarked — and yet the thought of cooking dinner feels impossible.—
Lauren Jarvis-Gibson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
22 May 2026
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That reality makes the climb for promising teams like the Magic feel almost hopeless.—
Mike Bianchi,
The Orlando Sentinel,
14 May 2026
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To Some New Island Guests With a competitive streak a mile wide, Penny (Roorbach) is charming, popular, and a hopeless romantic – for now, anyway.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
7 May 2026
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“Unsolvable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unsolvable. Accessed 23 May. 2026.
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