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Antonyms for insolvency
Grammar : Noun |
Spell : in-sol-vuh n-see |
Phonetic Transcription : ɪnˈsɒl vən si |
Definition of insolvency
Origin :- 1660s; see insolvent + -cy. Insolvence (1793) is rare.
- noun failure
- I am not sure that I shall succeed, but it is the only thing that will save me from insolvency, and I am trying.'
- Extract from : « Howards End » by E. M. Forster
- The court of insolvency made that which was foreign, colonial property.
- Extract from : « The History of Tasmania , Volume II (of 2) » by John West
- The insolvency of "belief" was due to the bankruptcy of "trust."
- Extract from : « The Meaning of Faith » by Harry Emerson Fosdick
- There's many a man lived to regret ever dreaming of insolvency.
- Extract from : « The Burglars' Club » by Henry A. Hering
- There is no foundation for confounding bankruptcy and insolvency.
- Extract from : « Thirty Years' View (Vol. II of 2) » by Thomas Hart Benton
- I am afraid you will find Stephen in the same state of insolvency.
- Extract from : « The Gaming Table: Its Votaries and Victims » by Andrew Steinmetz
- Also it may be stated that at the time he made this proposal he was in the toils of insolvency.
- Extract from : « John Brown, Soldier of Fortune » by Hill Peebles Wilson
- The menace of insolvency closed the horizon of all his hopes.
- Extract from : « Honoré de Balzac » by Albert Keim and Louis Lumet
- The laws about failures and insolvency should be looked into.
- Extract from : « Rise and Fall of Cesar Birotteau » by Honore de Balzac
- My insolvency has become chronic; it is attacking the very citadel of life.
- Extract from : « The Argosy » by Various
Synonyms for insolvency
- abortion
- bankruptcy
- bomb
- botch
- breakdown
- bungle
- bust
- checkmate
- collapse
- decay
- decline
- defeat
- deficiency
- deficit
- deterioration
- downfall
- failing
- false step
- faux pas
- fiasco
- flash in the pan
- flop
- frustration
- implosion
- inadequacy
- lead balloon
- lemon
- loser
- loss
- mess
- misadventure
- miscarriage
- misstep
- nonperformance
- nonsuccess
- overthrow
- rout
- rupture
- sinking ship
- stalemate
- stoppage
- total loss
- turkey
- washout
- wreck
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