unanswerability

noun

as in impenetrability

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  1. impenetrability
  2. inscrutability
  3. esotericism
  4. mysteriousness
  5. vagueness
  6. ambiguity
  7. obscurity
  8. murkiness
Noun
  • What The Dark Wizard does differently is grapple with Potter’s impenetrability without being able to resolve it, and consider how that indecision might change our perceptions of his life and his May 2015 death while BASE jumping in Yosemite.
    — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 7 May 2026
  • Byrne is generous with his time and attention, but there’s also a Warholian air of mystery about him—a gentle impenetrability, a feeling of separateness.
    — Amanda Petrusich, New Yorker, 10 Nov. 2025
Definition of impenetrability
Noun
  • In the same way that audiences are trying to unpack the central scheme — or interlocking set of schemes — at the center of Paula’s newfound predicament, so was the Emmy-winning Maslany drawn to the inscrutability of her character.
    — Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 24 May 2026
  • What these critics don’t reckon with enough is that inscrutability is also a feature of the world.
    — Luis Parrales, The Atlantic, 28 Apr. 2026
Definition of inscrutability
Noun
  • Sega Bodega) have created with their Arabic shoegaze duo is one swathed in chic esotericism and slow-burning eros.
    — SPIN Staff, SPIN, 1 June 2026
  • His roots offer some clues to understanding his esotericism.
    — Brian Seibert, New Yorker, 6 Feb. 2026
Definition of esotericism
Noun
  • That intrigue and mysteriousness still rest in the canyon walls today.
    — Madison Dapcevich, Outside, 13 Sep. 2025
Definition of mysteriousness
Noun
  • Word-of-mouth dies from vagueness more often than from distrust.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 22 Sep. 2026
  • What erodes trust is vagueness, backtracking and the sense that someone is managing you rather than leveling with you.
    — Aleeza Gerstein, The Conversation, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of vagueness
Noun
  • There is little ambiguity about Russian President Vladimir Putin’s aims.
    — Julianne Smith, Foreign Affairs, 7 Oct. 2026
  • Others, however, like Morissa Schwartz, founder of GenZ Publishing, said the ambiguity might have been deliberate.
    — Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of ambiguity
Noun
  • Asco’s work remained in relative obscurity — living in local mythology through storytellers like Ignacio — for decades.
    — Laura Zornosa, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Smart city programs in Beijing, Shanghai, and other urban centers use AI to track performance and centralize oversight of local officials who once operated in comfortable obscurity, subjecting them to an algorithmic performance review.
    — Seva Gunitsky, Foreign Affairs, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of obscurity
Noun
  • But the murkiness doesn’t last long in a production that achieves an admirable balance between objectivity and emotion, abstraction and representation.
    — Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2026
  • Because of the legal murkiness, Pratte urges people to talk to an attorney before foregoing registration.
    — Jaclyn Diaz, NPR, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of murkiness
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“Unanswerability.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unanswerability. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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