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unsoluble

UK/ʌnˈsɒljʊbəl/

unsoluble is the archaic form of insoluble.

Meaning of insoluble

Adjective

insoluble (comparative more insoluble, superlative most insoluble)

  1. (physical) That cannot be dissolved.
    • Petroleum is largely insoluble in water.
  2. That cannot be solved.
    • This dispute, as already stated was insoluble in the ideological context in which it took place.1978 [1976], Leszek Kołakowski, translated by P[aul] S[teven] Falla, Main Currents of Marxism, volume II: The Golden Age, Oxford: Clarendon Press, translation of Główne nurty marksizmu: rozwój (in...
    Antonyms:
    soluble, solvable
  3. That cannot be explained.
    • Near-synonyms: unexplained, mysterious; see also Thesaurus:incomprehensible, Thesaurus:mysterious
    Antonyms:
    soluble, solvable
  4. That cannot be broken down or dispersed.

See all 5 meanings of insoluble

Forms of unsoluble

comparativemore unsoluble
superlativemost unsoluble

Origin of unsoluble

From un- + soluble.

Questions about unsoluble

What is unsoluble the archaic form of?
Unsoluble is the archaic form of insoluble.
How do you pronounce unsoluble?
Unsoluble is pronounced /ʌnˈsɒljʊbəl/ (UK).

Words near unsoluble in the dictionary

  1. unsolipsistic
  2. unsolitary
  3. unsolubilised
  4. unsolubility
  5. unsolubilized
  6. unsoluble
  7. unsolvabilities
  8. unsolvability
  9. unsolvable
  10. unsolvableness
  11. unsolvables

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Adapted from Wiktionary: unsoluble (page history and authors); insoluble (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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