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
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But to date, there is no conclusive evidence that RL endows LLMs with reasoning capabilities that generalize beyond easily verifiable domains like math and coding.—
Rob Toews,
Forbes.com,
10 Aug. 2025
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Typically, dermatologists aren’t huge fans of using supplements to boost collagen stores, because there’s no conclusive evidence to show that collagen peptides actually make their way to the skin.—
Hannah Coates,
Vogue,
5 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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The video from the 10th floor provides irrefutable evidence of what happens when government agencies operate without oversight.—
Murad Awawdeh,
New York Daily News,
30 July 2025
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Anyway, with all of that irrefutable proof in hand, Trump urged the DOJ to target Obama.—
Rafael Perez,
Oc Register,
25 July 2025
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What had seemed the unquestionable bases of Canadian foreign policy are melting like the glaciers in Greenland.—
MARGARET MACMILLAN,
Foreign Affairs,
21 July 2025
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Its status as a cinematic and psychological landmark remains unquestionable, and likely permanent.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
17 June 2025
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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
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Plus, with about half the country distrustful of Trump regardless, the public will likely expect incontrovertible evidence of a severe setback to Iran's nuclear capabilities.—
Domenico Montanaro,
NPR,
23 June 2025
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According to incontrovertible evidence, the bombings were carried out by the Federal Security Service (FSB) precisely to bring Putin to power.—
Daniel Foster,
National Review,
15 May 2025
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Its presence at March Madness is also indisputable, sponsoring 60% of the men’s and women’s teams that participated in the 2025 tournament.—
Sheldon H. Jacobson,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Aug. 2025
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But in the end the opportunity to work with Apple, Pure Fiction, and See-Saw was indisputable.—
Stewart Clarke,
Deadline,
13 Aug. 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 19 Aug. 2025.
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