unresolvable

adjective

un·​re·​solv·​able ˌən-ri-ˈzäl-və-bəl How to pronounce unresolvable (audio)
-ˈzȯl-,
 also  -ˈzä-və-,
 or  -ˈzȯ-və-
: not able to be settled, solved, or brought to resolution : not resolvable
an unresolvable dispute
unresolvably
ˌən-ri-ˈzäl-və-blē How to pronounce unresolvable (audio)
-ˈzȯl-
 also  -ˈzä-və-
 or  -ˈzȯ-və-
adverb

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Each of these ideologies naturally creates tension with the others, and while one can, at times, successfully embrace two of the four, trying to embrace three or more leads to unresolvable internal conflict. Ray Ravaglia, Forbes, 1 Oct. 2024 For example, many boards have experienced unresolvable differences of perspective on China. Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 5 Sep. 2024 There is no guarantee that the mathematical rules will not at some point produce a unresolvable contradiction, however. Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 15 Aug. 2024 Hamas feared Israel might torpedo the talks by expanding them to deal with other, effectively unresolvable issues, which would allow Israel to continue the war, the officials said. Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 5 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for unresolvable 

Word History

First Known Use

1604, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of unresolvable was in 1604

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“Unresolvable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unresolvable. Accessed 17 Dec. 2024.

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