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
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That well-trodden formatted path of a pair of grizzly detectives solving the unsolvable each week feels very much in vogue again. Max Goldbart, Deadline, 16 Oct. 2024 The same genetic genealogy that helped catch the notorious Golden State Killer suspect in 2018 has been used to solve handfuls of mysterious criminal cases around the United States that were once thought to be unsolvable, including the harrowing story of Gail Eastwood-Ritchey. Sean Neumann, People.com, 11 Oct. 2024 Takabe, meanwhile, is plagued by visions of his wife killing herself, and the guilt of that possibility entwines with his increasingly unsolvable casework. Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 19 July 2024 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 See all Example Sentences for unsolvable 

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 16 Nov. 2024.

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