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
Conditional questions are unanswerable, especially in markets.
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Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 23 Dec. 2024
Fertility connects perhaps the most significant decision any individual might make with unanswerable questions about our collective fate, so a theory of fertility is necessarily a theory of everything—gender, money, politics, culture, evolution.
—Gideon Lewis-Kraus, The New Yorker, 24 Feb. 2025
To be included, a question needs to be unanswerable by all existing models.
—Tharin Pillay, TIME, 24 Dec. 2024
With many unanswerable whys in her baggage, Gallant landed in a stunned, post-Holocaust Europe to a pervasive air of meaninglessness.
—Laurence Scott, New York Times, 18 Jan. 2025
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Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 23 Dec. 2024
Fertility connects perhaps the most significant decision any individual might make with unanswerable questions about our collective fate, so a theory of fertility is necessarily a theory of everything—gender, money, politics, culture, evolution.
—Gideon Lewis-Kraus, The New Yorker, 24 Feb. 2025
To be included, a question needs to be unanswerable by all existing models.
—Tharin Pillay, TIME, 24 Dec. 2024
With many unanswerable whys in her baggage, Gallant landed in a stunned, post-Holocaust Europe to a pervasive air of meaninglessness.
—Laurence Scott, New York Times, 18 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unanswerable
Adjective
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Perhaps the most conclusive evidence assembled has been the 800 page report and interactive digital platform by experts at Forensic Architecture.—
Zac Ntim,
Deadline,
15 May 2025
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The filmmakers are never conclusive about Enzo’s burgeoning sexuality nor his plans for the future, and that’s clearly by design.—
Jordan Mintzer,
HollywoodReporter,
14 May 2025
Adjective
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Soulmates are a foundational idea in our romantic landscapes, but her logic is irrefutable.—
Belinda Luscombe,
Time,
9 May 2025
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While these claims are not backed up by evidence, what is irrefutable is that Panama has a long history of Chinese culture within its borders, so much so that many consider dim sum a national tradition here.—
Whitney Eulich,
Christian Science Monitor,
18 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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The mistakes that have been made are unquestionable, but many feel a new owner would create more uncertainty.—
Rob Tanner,
New York Times,
30 Apr. 2025
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What’s unquestionable is his ability to create and make shots.—
Sam Vecenie,
The Athletic,
9 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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But the unarguable fact is that the federal government would be providing less money to pay for health care for the roughly 72 million Americans on Medicaid.—
Nicholas Kristof,
The Mercury News,
11 Mar. 2025
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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
Adjective
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The incontrovertible fact about obtaining a professional sports team is that cities have to pay to play.—
Letters to the editor,
The Orlando Sentinel,
4 Apr. 2025
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Not counting them expunges these tournaments from history for no incontrovertible reason.—
Will Jeanes,
New York Times,
12 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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One growing increasingly more indisputable as Claudia Pina dinks a curling effort in off Chelsea goalkeeper Hannah Hampton’s far post, putting Chelsea 3-0 down before half-time in their Champions League second-leg semi-final and the Stamford Bridge home crowd to a reality check no one wanted.—
Megan Feringa,
New York Times,
28 Apr. 2025
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With each passing year, the legacy Carey has crafted only becomes more indisputable.—
Larisha Paul,
Rolling Stone,
28 Apr. 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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Lush greenery in wicker creates a cottage feel Wicker retaining walls add indubitable charm.—
Katherine McLaughlin,
Architectural Digest,
18 Apr. 2025
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The DeSantis announcement is an indubitable win for Musk.—
Scott Nover,
Quartz,
24 May 2023
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“Unanswerable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unanswerable. Accessed 2 Jun. 2025.
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