unanswerable
English
Alternative forms
- unaunswerable (obsolete, rare)
Etymology
un- + answerable
Pronunciation
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Adjective
unanswerable (comparative more unanswerable, superlative most unanswerable)
- Not answerable; impossible to answer.
- 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
Translations
not answerable; impossible to answer
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impossible to dispute or rebut; irrefutable; conclusive
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Noun
unanswerable (plural unanswerables)
- 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.