resolvable
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4.4
- adjective
- /rɪˈzɑːlvəbl/
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resoluble
- Abortion, obscenity, capital punishment, and homosexual lifestyles are questions of fundamental moral values that are not easily resolvable through normal political means.
- easily resolvable
- resolvable family conflict
And this is one that is actually going to be fairly understandable and resolvable early on.
- And this is one that is actually going to be fairly understandable and resolvable early on.
- It's not that I think discussion should end, but I don't really expect it to be resolvable.
- It's not a it's not a resolvable way of thinking.
- You can say that they're resolvable or they just we move on because we had to decide where to live and we had, we decided and now we're kind of transient.
Examples
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And this is one that is actually going to be fairly understandable and resolvable early on.
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If a particular dispute were resolvable by negotiations, then it would presumably have been resolved during the original negotiations.
Academic text (1994) -
A couple of apparently resolvable issues remain to be worked out.
Blog text (27) -
At an earlier stage, this conflict might have been resolvable by compromise.
Academic text (2006) -
Over time, however, I learned that the problem was understandable and, best of all, resolvable.
Academic text (2003) -
Demand for workers is too high vs. demand for workers is too low... seems like a resolvable conundrum to me.
Blog text (20) -
Clearly, these conflicting interpretations of the past are not simply questions of fact, resolvable by more historical research.
Academic text (1992) -
The United States should not leave the impression that all differences are resolvable or could be if it were just nicer or more empathetic.
Academic text (2002) -
Corazon Aquino has inherited a profoundly difficult and complex situation, not easily resolvable even by the outstanding economists that she was able to bring to her administration.
Academic text (1991) -
The conflict between the neighbors was resolvable through open communication and compromise.
Synonyms
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3.2
A problem you can find an answer to
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4.8
Able to be fixed or made right
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3.6
Able to be solved or explained, for example a question
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4.8
Possible to get past or deal with
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5.0
Can be understood or made clear
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3.2
Can be decided, like a time or price
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4.4
Can be decided by discussion or agreement
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6.6
A problem that can be fixed
Someone can understand or solve it if they try
Antonyms
How Solvable
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Resolvable starts with re- meaning 'again' and uses the root solve, from an old Latin word meaning 'to loosen' or 'to solve', the same root you see in the common word solve. So a resolvable problem is one you can 'loosen' or work out — in other words, one that can be solved.