Definitions

insolvency

[in-sol-vuhn-see] / ɪnˈsɒl vən si /

NOUN

failure

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bankruptcy breakdown deterioration implosion inadequacy rupture

STRONG

bomb botch bungle bust checkmate collapse decay decline defeat deficiency deficit downfall failing fiasco flop frustration lemon loser loss mess misadventure miscarriage misstep nonperformance overthrow rout stalemate stoppage turkey washout wreck

WEAK

false step faux pas flash in the pan lead balloon nonsuccess sinking ship total loss

Antonyms

STRONG

accomplishment achievement advantage ascent benefit blessing continuation enough improvement increase plenty rise strength success triumph win

Example Sentences

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Postal Service is again barreling toward insolvency, and on Friday it reported a $2 billion quarterly loss.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 2026

Double-digit raises have been promised to union workers by a school system that for months has proclaimed that it is in dire financial straits, trapped in deficit spending and facing potential insolvency in four years.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 15, 2026

Michael Lynch, partner at city law firm DMH Stallard and specialist in business restructuring and insolvency, says administrators will be looking at what costs can be dealt with.

From BBC • Mar. 20, 2026

Blue Owl tipped U.K. mortgage lender into insolvency after uncovering ‘irregularities.’

From MarketWatch • Mar. 17, 2026

“Impossible!—when I told you how she, on the contrary, deserted me: the idea of my insolvency cooled, or rather extinguished, her flame in a moment.”

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë

Vocabulary lists containing insolvency

Jane Eyre

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Vocabulary from the Twelfth Republican Debate, March 10, 2016

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