Synonyms for insoluble
- adjective
Most common
unexplained insolvable indissoluble undissolvable unsolvable
Synonyms by meaning
Adjective
1. Inexplicable — that cannot be explained
inexplicable, unexplainable, insolvable, mysterious, unexplained, mystic, inscrutable
2. Indissoluble — that cannot be dissolved
Other
Definitions
- adj. 1
That cannot be dissolved.
Petroleum is largely insoluble in water.
- adj. 2
That cannot be explained.
Near-synonyms: unexplained, mysterious; see also Thesaurus:incomprehensible, Thesaurus:mysterious
Related words
- Word family
- insolubility
Example sentences
- unexplained Do you have any unexplained bruising or bleeding?
- unsolvable This math problem is unsolvable no matter which approach you use.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| insoluble | falling | |
| unexplained | steady | |
| insolvable | falling | |
| indissoluble | steady | |
| undissolvable | steady | |
| unsolvable | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- hard1
- 6 letters
- mystic2
- 8 letters
- hopeless2
- 10 letters
- mysterious4, unsolvable4, insolvable
- 11 letters
- unexplained3, inscrutable4
- 12 letters
- inexplicable5, indissoluble
- 13 letters
- unexplainable5, undissolvable
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (mystic2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- insoluble