unanswerable

English

Alternative forms

• unaunswerable (obsolete, rare)

Etymology

un- +‎ answerable

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

Noun

unanswerable (plural unanswerables)

1. Something that cannot be answered.

References

• “unanswerable” in Dictionary.com Unabridged, v1.0.1, Lexico Publishing Group, 2006.
• unanswerable in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913