UNANSWERABLE Synonyms: 57 Similar and Opposite Words

unanswerable

adjective

ˌən-ˈan(t)s-rə-bəl

Definition of unanswerable

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 These unanswerable questions tap into some of our most fundamental fears. — Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 1 June 2026 Both are also for all purposes motherless boys—Suwa’s mother died and his father survives her, full of an unanswerable grief. — Literary Hub, 12 Mar. 2026 Though his World Series moment didn’t occur with the Red Sox, the experience could lend insight into his new organization, which spent 86 years racking up similarly stunning last-second heartbreaks and unanswerable what-ifs. — Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 11 Feb. 2026 Yet certain fundamental questions about the Fourier transform have remained stubbornly, and mysteriously, unanswerable. — Leila Sloman, Quanta Magazine, 28 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for unanswerable

Recent Examples of Synonyms for unanswerable

Adjective

But Min’s team still had doubts to address before making any conclusive claims.

— Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 15 Oct. 2026
For Hoffman, the evening’s results were encouraging but not necessarily conclusive, and the extensive use of guarantees should be taken with a grain of salt.

— Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of conclusive

Adjective

Throughout her career, the fan trust, touring equity and longevity were unquestionable.

— Carl Lamarre, Billboard, 5 Oct. 2026
That was the unquestionable trend that emerged from Milan Fashion Week for spring 2027, and retailers could not get enough of them, praising Prada‘s offer that focused on the singular garment and its versatility.

— Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of unquestionable

Adjective

Yet despite these unarguable facts, the direction of the animation world lately has been decidedly pro-Shrek and anti–French rat.

— Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 26 June 2026
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

Definition of unarguable

Adjective

And through the former player's testimony on Friday, the attorneys for Vaccaro have not yet produced incontrovertible evidence of physical violence by Hill against their client.

— Armando Salguero OutKick, FOXNews.com, 9 Oct. 2026
To some, the attack fulfilled long-term right-wing warnings that Israel’s withdrawal from Gaza would yield disaster; and the attack was incontrovertible proof that Palestinians will never live in peace with Israel.

— Dahlia Scheindlin, Time, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of incontrovertible

Adjective

In the film, directed by Danny Boyle and written by Aaron Sorkin, Jobs (Michael Fassbender) is still the indisputable hero, a creator of miraculous products that can be only so marred by his personal blemishes.

— Brady Brickner-Wood, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026
Scientists have an indisputable playful side, evidenced by frequent allusions to popular culture in their research publications.

— Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of indisputable

Adjective

Californians have been conditioned to consider recycling to be an unchallengeable proposition.

— Kerry Jackson, Oc Register, 4 Feb. 2026
The lens of the hearing never focused on Robeson, who was seen as only a prop for Robinson’s patriotism, unworthy of rediscovery, especially as the Robinson/Rickey integration story—sports as the pathway to equality—became virtually unchallengeable.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 21 Jan. 2026

Definition of unchallengeable

Adjective

As a result, mathematical truths do not make up a unified whole of equally indubitable truths; instead, their status as knowledge varies gradually from doubtless facts to increasingly uncertain hypotheses.

— Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 18 May 2026
The second route, and the route that makes indubitable sense, entails using the techniques and methods of psychology to gauge the performance of AI.

— Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 15 Apr. 2026