irresolvable

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UK/ɪɹɪˈzɒlvəb(ə)l/

adjective

Impossible to resolve; insoluble.

Opposite
resolvable
OriginEnglish resolvable ← Middle English in- ← Latin in- →
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Meanings

adjectiveirresolvable (comparative more irresolvable, superlative most irresolvable)

comparative more irresolvable · superlative most irresolvable

  1. Impossible to resolve; insoluble.
  2. Impossible to separate into its component parts.
nounirresolvable (plural irresolvables)

plural irresolvables

  1. A problem that cannot be resolved.

Synonyms & antonyms

Opposite
resolvable
Also see
un-unravelable

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  3. Proto-Italic*n̥-
  4. Latinin-
  5. Middle Englishin-
  6. Englishir-
  7. Englishresolve
  8. Englishresolvable
  9. Englishirresolvable

From ir- + resolvable.

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APA

irresolvable. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/irresolvable

MLA

“irresolvable.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/irresolvable. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “irresolvable,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/irresolvable.

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