ˌən-ˈan(t)s-rə-bəl
as in conclusive
not capable of being challenged or proved wrong
the unanswerable assertion that she didn't know much about art but she knew what she liked
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Recent Examples of unanswerable
His interests were wide, but his grand theme was the problem of Paul: of young men whose violent deaths raised unanswerable questions.
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Kathryn Schulz, The New Yorker, 1 July 2024
The unanswerable question: How will taxpayers respond when the president and his most senior staffers describe the nation’s tax collector as their enemy?
—Howard Gleckman, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
Numerous factors make this question unanswerable, at least for now.
—Chris Kirschner, The Athletic, 22 Nov. 2024
There are many more unanswerable questions about BCI’s value proposition.
—Naveen Rao, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2024
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Kathryn Schulz, The New Yorker, 1 July 2024
The unanswerable question: How will taxpayers respond when the president and his most senior staffers describe the nation’s tax collector as their enemy?
—Howard Gleckman, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
Numerous factors make this question unanswerable, at least for now.
—Chris Kirschner, The Athletic, 22 Nov. 2024
There are many more unanswerable questions about BCI’s value proposition.
—Naveen Rao, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unanswerable
Adjective
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For instance, the Zantac litigation was lost due to a lack of conclusive evidence.—
Arnold Sotelo,
Forbes,
7 Mar. 2025
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In a new interview with Classic Rock, bassist Geddy Lee and guitarist Alex Lifeson discussed the band’s conclusive world tour, which coincided with drummer Neil Peart‘s failing health.—
Emily Zemler,
Rolling Stone,
7 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Faced with this irrefutable fact, there are two options: to understand aging as just another stage of life with its consequent physical and mental changes, or to deny it.—
Laura Solla,
Vogue,
1 Jan. 2025
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If irrefutable evidence of Russian malfeasance is found, NATO will have moved another step closer to confronting its adversary.—
Sarah Dean,
CNN,
27 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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No matter where people stand on Schulz’s point of view on comedy, his mark on pop culture with his punch lines has become unquestionable.—
Nate Jackson,
Los Angeles Times,
4 Mar. 2025
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But the evening’s unquestionable highlight featured Primer and Holland joining Guy, daughter Carlise and Guy’s band on stage, drawing the evening to a close shortly after midnight as Guy headed for the merch table.—
Jim Ryan,
Forbes,
28 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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The Lakers have fired coach Darvin Ham after two seasons, both of which had some unarguable successes and both of which ended with the Lakers losing to Denver in the playoffs.—
Dan Woike,
Los Angeles Times,
3 May 2024
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Here, however, is a simple, clear, and unarguable case for taking immediate action.—
Mustafa Suleyman,
Fortune,
5 Sep. 2023
Adjective
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For decades, the technical difficulty of editing photographs and videos allowed them to be treated, by most people, as essentially incontrovertible.—
Fergus McIntosh,
The New Yorker,
11 Jan. 2025
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These sexes are not changeable and are grounded in fundamental and incontrovertible reality.—
Chris Gardner,
The Hollywood Reporter,
21 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Villa’s firepower is indisputable and the risk of going all in in the recent transfer window required their marquee signings to produce.—
Jacob Tanswell,
The Athletic,
23 Feb. 2025
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When more groups of people have a voice, the results are indisputable; better ideas, creative solutions to problems, and objectively better business outcomes.—
Laurel Donnellan,
Forbes,
18 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Regular board and executive succession planning, with a balance of independent directors, can ensure the right questions are asked and no single person becomes unchallengeable.—
James Henderson,
Forbes,
4 Dec. 2024
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Unlike Biden, Trump’s intraparty position is nearly unchallengeable.—
The Editors,
National Review,
3 July 2024
Adjective
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The DeSantis announcement is an indubitable win for Musk.—
Scott Nover,
Quartz,
24 May 2023
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There is all of a sudden one Way of Knowing which presents us with indubitable truths.—
Razib Khan,
Discover Magazine,
13 Dec. 2010
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“Unanswerable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unanswerable. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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