unanswerable

English

Alternative forms

unaunswerable (obsolete, rare)

Etymology

un- +‎ answerable

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

Portuguese: irrespondível, sem resposta/respostas

Romanian: iresponsabil (ro) m

impossible to dispute or rebut; irrefutable; conclusive

Portuguese: irrespondível, irrefutável (pt), irreplicável

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, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.

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