unsettleable
Cannot be resolved
Unsettleable describes something that cannot be resolved, paid off, or brought to rest.
A dispute may be unsettleable when parties refuse to compromise.
A debt becomes unsettleable when no resources exist to pay it.
Some philosophical questions seem permanently unsettleable.
The word suggests an impasse—a matter that resists closure despite attempts to conclude it.
Impossible to manage
- irreconcilableImpossible to resolve together
- insolubleCannot be dissolved
- unresolvedLacking final determination
- disputedArgued over, unresolved
contentious · deadlocked · impasse · stalemate · ongoing · perpetual · interminable · endless
Emotionally disturbed, restless
- anxiousTroubled by uncertainty
- uneasyTroubled, not calm
- fidgetyNervously unable to settle
- turbulentViolently agitated or disturbed
volatile · unstable · erratic · fitful · disturbed · troubled · perturbed · disquieted
Exceptionally good or unpaid
- overduePast expected arrival
- delinquentFailing in duty
- defaultedFailed on obligation
- arrearsOverdue financial obligations
insolvent · bankrupt · uncollectible · write-off · disputed · contested · litigated · owed
Unable to produce
- desolateBleak and abandoned
- inhospitableUnwelcoming, harsh to visitors
- wastelandUninhabitable barren region
- wildernessUncultivated, uninhabited natural region
frontier · hostile · harsh · unforgiving · remote · isolated · untamed · rugged
intractable
Impossible to manage
- irreconcilableImpossible to resolve together
- insolubleCannot be dissolved
- unresolvedLacking final determination
disputed · contentious · deadlocked · impasse · stalemate · ongoing · perpetual · interminable · endless · chronic
agitated
Emotionally disturbed, restless
turbulent · volatile · unstable · erratic · fitful · disturbed · troubled · perturbed · disquieted · edgy
outstanding
Exceptionally good or unpaid
- overduePast expected arrival
- delinquentFailing in duty
- defaultedFailed on obligation
arrears · insolvent · bankrupt · uncollectible · write-off · disputed · contested · litigated · owed · indebted
barren
Unable to produce
- desolateBleak and abandoned
- inhospitableUnwelcoming, harsh to visitors
- wastelandUninhabitable barren region
wilderness · frontier · hostile · harsh · unforgiving · remote · isolated · untamed · rugged · arid
unsettleablesettleable
Able to be resolved
resolvable · negotiable · solvable · settled · fixable
unsettleablesettleable
Able to be resolved
habitable · colonizable · inhabitable · livable · arable
unsettleablefixable
Capable of being mended
remediable · reparable · rectifiable · curable · mendable
settle, settled, settlement, settling, settler, unsettled, unsettling, unsettle, resettle