unresolvable
Cannot be fixed
Unresolvable describes something that cannot be settled, solved, or brought to a conclusion.
An unresolvable conflict persists despite efforts to end it.
An unresolvable question has no definitive answer.
The word often appears in discussions of deep disagreements, paradoxes, or technical problems that resist every attempted fix: The dispute proved unresolvable through mediation.
Impossible to manage
- irreconcilableImpossible to resolve together
- entrenchedFirmly established, resistant to change
- perpetualLasting without interruption
- endlessWithout termination or boundary
interminable · unsolvable · insoluble · insuperable · unyielding · futile · hopeless · quagmire
State of perplexity
- conundrumPerplexing problem or question
- paradoxSeemingly absurd truth
- catch-22Paradoxical no-win situation
- predicamentDifficult, unpleasant situation
bind · inextricable · knot · impasse · stalemate · no-win · labyrinth · maze
Crawling creature or defect
malfunction · incompatibility · corruption · exception · timeout · deadlock · bottleneck · blockage
Displeasure from blocked efforts
- exasperationIntense weary annoyance
- helplessnessLacking ability to cope
- despairTotal absence of hope
- hopelessnessState without hope
powerlessness · resignation · defeat · discouragement · disillusionment · anguish · torment · distress
Something hard to fathom
- unknownNot yet discovered
- puzzleChallenge testing ingenuity
- inexplicableCannot be accounted for
- inscrutableImpossible to understand
cryptic · unfathomable · impenetrable · baffling · mystifying · perplexing · arcane · esoteric
intractable
Impossible to manage
- irreconcilableImpossible to resolve together
- entrenchedFirmly established, resistant to change
- perpetualLasting without interruption
endless · interminable · unsolvable · insoluble · insuperable · unyielding · futile · hopeless · quagmire · morass
quandary
State of perplexity
- conundrumPerplexing problem or question
- paradoxSeemingly absurd truth
- catch-22Paradoxical no-win situation
predicament · bind · inextricable · knot · impasse · stalemate · no-win · labyrinth · maze · gordian
bug
Crawling creature or defect
failure · malfunction · incompatibility · corruption · exception · timeout · deadlock · bottleneck · blockage · halt
frustration
Displeasure from blocked efforts
- exasperationIntense weary annoyance
- helplessnessLacking ability to cope
- despairTotal absence of hope
hopelessness · powerlessness · resignation · defeat · discouragement · disillusionment · anguish · torment · distress · futility
enigma
Something hard to fathom
- unknownNot yet discovered
- puzzleChallenge testing ingenuity
- inexplicableCannot be accounted for
inscrutable · cryptic · unfathomable · impenetrable · baffling · mystifying · perplexing · arcane · esoteric · abstruse
unresolvableresolvable
Able to be settled
solvable · fixable · soluble · manageable · tractable
unresolvableexplainable
Able to be interpreted
explicable · answerable · understandable · comprehensible · fathomable
resolve, resolution, resolute, unresolved, resolving, resolvable, resolver, irresolvable, resolvers