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
That question is unanswerable until after this season — Watson’s fourth in the league.
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Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 26 Oct. 2025
Months into my time in Goonworld, this came to seem like an urgent question, unanswerable by conventional journalistic means.
—Daniel Kolitz, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
This monstrosity only raises unanswerable questions.
—Sean Evans, Robb Report, 14 Oct. 2025
The potential for abuse here, for unfounded and unanswerable accusations, seems obvious.
—Michelle Goldberg, Mercury News, 6 Sep. 2025
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Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 26 Oct. 2025
Months into my time in Goonworld, this came to seem like an urgent question, unanswerable by conventional journalistic means.
—Daniel Kolitz, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
This monstrosity only raises unanswerable questions.
—Sean Evans, Robb Report, 14 Oct. 2025
The potential for abuse here, for unfounded and unanswerable accusations, seems obvious.
—Michelle Goldberg, Mercury News, 6 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unanswerable
Adjective
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Such evidence is key in assessing responsibility for a strike, and without it, assessments cannot be conclusive.—
Gianluca Mezzofiore,
CNN Money,
9 Mar. 2026
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As of Saturday night, after Maxey took that nasty spill in the waning moments of the Philadelphia 76ers’ 125-116 loss to the Atlanta Hawks, there wasn’t anything conclusive on his status.—
Tony Jones,
New York Times,
8 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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The evidence is irrefutable — a pile of drool atop a drenched spot on your pillow.—
Sandee LaMotte,
CNN Money,
10 Mar. 2026
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Nefarious actors shape elections without leaving irrefutable evidence of ballot manipulation.—
Andrew Latham,
The Conversation,
3 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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In the eyes of hard-liners, Khamenei stood as the unquestionable authority — below only that of God.—
Lee Keath,
Fortune,
1 Mar. 2026
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In the eyes of hard-liners, Khamenei stands as the unquestionable authority — below only that of God.—
Dallas Morning News,
Dallas Morning News,
28 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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But in terms of execution, control, and unarguable results?—
Scott Gilbertson Matthew Korfhage,
Wired News,
19 Sep. 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
Adjective
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The feeling of well-being is tangible, and incontrovertible.—
Condé Nast Traveler,
Condé Nast Traveler,
22 Jan. 2026
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Beauty’s at-times reluctance to embrace TikTok Shop as a channel mirrors the industry’s longtime disinclination toward Amazon, an attitude that has shifted in recent years as the e-commerce giant’s beauty business has grown at an incontrovertible clip.—
Noor Lobad,
Footwear News,
11 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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For many, including some of the interviewees in Evans’ film, that shaky minute of 16mm footage is the holy grail, indisputable proof that Bigfoot — aka Sasquatch, Yeti, or the Abominable Snowman — walks the earth.—
Sheri Linden,
HollywoodReporter,
12 Mar. 2026
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The effectiveness of scientific health is indisputable for the many who benefited from, say, interventions for traumatic injuries.—
Cory Anderson,
STAT,
6 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Californians have been conditioned to consider recycling to be an unchallengeable proposition.—
Kerry Jackson,
Oc Register,
4 Feb. 2026
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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
Adjective
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This Japandi design will look great in your forever home, too, of course, with its light wash wood and indubitable Donald Judd-ness.—
Julia Harrison,
Architectural Digest,
16 Mar. 2026
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In 2025, Rebecca Yarros is that genre’s indubitable champion.—
Rebecca Yarros,
Vulture,
1 Dec. 2025
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“Unanswerable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unanswerable. Accessed 21 Mar. 2026.
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