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insolvent

adjectiveCommon GRE wordMore I words

unable to pay one's debts; bankrupt

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In a sentence

Insolvent in a sentence

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The firm was declared insolvent after losing its largest contract.

Synonyms
bankruptruinedbrokeindebted
Antonyms
solventprosperous

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Questions about “insolvent”

Insolvent (adjective) means unable to pay one's debts; bankrupt
Here is insolvent used in an example sentence: "The firm was declared insolvent after losing its largest contract."
Common synonyms for insolvent include bankrupt, ruined, broke, indebted.
Antonyms of insolvent include solvent, prosperous.
Insolvent is a GRE-level vocabulary word worth knowing for the Verbal section.

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