SOLVABLE Synonyms: 27 Similar and Opposite Words

solvable

adjective

ˈsäl-və-bəl

Definition of solvable

as in resolvable

capable of having the reason for or cause of determined I'm sure that the mystery of what happened to the missing pizza is solvable

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Recent Examples of solvable Fuse is breaking down big challenges in fusion energy into small, solvable objectives and has managed to build the world’s first IMG pulser within a span of three years and within the budget. — Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 3 Aug. 2026 Every project simply led to the next one because the next problem suddenly looked solvable. — New Atlas, 2 Aug. 2026 This is the beauty of it—of all of it, in fact; this not-urgent urgency, this solvable problem. — Hannah Engler Harvey, Longreads, 30 July 2026 By making some robotics challenges appear more solvable, the latest AI techniques have also inspired many more people to dedicate their professional careers to robotics. — Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 7 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for solvable

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The trick is to find double stars that have a wide enough separation to be resolvable by 10x50 binoculars.

— Gemma Lavender, Space.com, 19 Aug. 2026
For Manus, the problem at the heart of Beijing’s objection may not be resolvable, Hendrichs added.

— Anniek Bao, CNBC, 12 June 2026

Definition of resolvable

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Many of these high-fiber candies use isolated fibers, such as inulin, chicory root, soluble corn fiber, and other prebiotics.

— Amber Raiken, Verywell Health, 26 Aug. 2026
Phosphite is more soluble in water than phosphate and has been proposed before as a prebiotic source of phosphorus.

— Philip Ball, Scientific American, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of soluble

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In a later exchange, Cowdray conceded that much of Opperman’s characterization was on target, if explainable.

— Noah Shachtman, Vanity Fair, 25 Aug. 2026
The objective of this architecture was to transform data from a passive reference archive into an active, explainable decision-making framework.

— Filip Popovic, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026

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