unanswerable

English

Alternative forms

• unaunswerable (obsolete, rare)

Etymology

un- +‎ answerable

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʌnˈɑːnsəɹəb(ə)l/

Adjective

unanswerable (comparative more unanswerable, superlative most unanswerable)

1. Not answerable; impossible to answer.
2. Impossible to dispute or rebut; irrefutable; conclusive.

Synonyms

• (not answerable): answerless
• (impossible to dispute): indisputable

Antonyms

• (not answerable): answerable
• (impossible to dispute): disputable, refutable, inconclusive

Related terms

• unanswerability
• unanswerableness
• unanswerably
• answerless

Translations

not answerable; impossible to answer

• Portuguese: irrespondível, sem resposta/respostas
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• Romanian: iresponsabil (ro) m

impossible to dispute or rebut; irrefutable; conclusive

• Portuguese: irrespondível, irrefutável (pt), irreplicável
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Noun

unanswerable (plural unanswerables)

1. Something that cannot be answered.

References

• “unanswerable”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.
• “unanswerable”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.