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[ uhn-an-ser-uh-buhl, -ahn- ] / ʌnˈæn sər ə bəl, -ˈɑn- / SEE SYNONYMS FOR unanswerable ON THESAURUS.COM
adjectivenot capable of being answered; not having a known or discoverable answer: an unanswerable question. not open to dispute or rebuttal; irrefutable; conclusive: an unanswerable proof. Origin of unanswerableFirst recorded in 1605–15; un-1 + answerable OTHER WORDS FROM unanswerableun·an·swer·a·ble·ness, nounun·an·swer·a·bly, adverbWords nearby unanswerableunaneled, unanimity, unanimous, unanimously, unannounced, unanswerable, unanswered, unanticipated, unappealable, unappealing, unappetizing Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for unanswerableLike most things Grammy-related, it is an unanswerable question. Beyonce Gave the Best Grammy Awards Performance (And 8 More That Were Pretty Good, Too)|Kevin Fallon|January 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST The unanswerable questions my twins often ask me, such as, “Dad, why is your ear here?” Ma Jian: How I Write|Noah Charney|June 12, 2013|DAILY BEAST This is, in some sense, an unanswerable existential question. "Tax Breaks for Corporate Jets": The Non-Issue at the Heart of the Presidential Agenda|Megan McArdle|April 10, 2013|DAILY BEAST MacLaine, avid spiritualist and searcher, is comfortable with the unanswerable. Shirley MacLaine on ‘Bernie,’ ‘Downton Abbey,’ and Her Lifetime Achievments|Lorenza Muñoz|April 25, 2012|DAILY BEAST
They do not inspire us into unquestioning loyalty; they sadden us and provoke the unanswerable existential question: Why? A Very Good War|Bob Kerrey|March 10, 2010|DAILY BEAST This argument was unanswerable, so Nelly made no reply, and Larry went on. The Golden Dream|R.M. Ballantyne “But yet, if it wasn't true, he wouldn't dare,” was the unanswerable reply. The Wilderness Trail|Frank Williams I mumbled some politeness in answer to his unanswerable opening, and started the one possible topic of the weather. The Jervaise Comedy|J. D. Beresford He shrugged his shoulders, unable apparently to gainsay this unanswerable argument. A Bride of the Plains|Baroness Emmuska Orczy At the conclusion of this speech every man and child felt that it was unanswerable. Abraham Lincoln, Volume 2 (of 2)|William H. Herndon
British Dictionary definitions for unanswerable
adjectiveincapable of being refuted (of a question) not admitting of any answer Derived forms of unanswerableunanswerableness, noununanswerably, adverbCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to unanswerableundeniable, ironclad, unassailable, indisputable, capricious, immature, thoughtless, immoral, evident, certain, unquestionable, obvious, irrefutable, credible, good, well-founded, solid, authentic, accurate, persuasive |