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
To be included, a question needs to be unanswerable by all existing models.
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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
From this time on, the central animating concerns of his practice were the unanswerable existential questions and their moral implications.
—David A. Ross, Artforum, 1 Jan. 2025
His interests were wide, but his grand theme was the problem of Paul: of young men whose violent deaths raised unanswerable questions.
—Kathryn Schulz, The New Yorker, 1 July 2024
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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
From this time on, the central animating concerns of his practice were the unanswerable existential questions and their moral implications.
—David A. Ross, Artforum, 1 Jan. 2025
His interests were wide, but his grand theme was the problem of Paul: of young men whose violent deaths raised unanswerable questions.
—Kathryn Schulz, The New Yorker, 1 July 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unanswerable
Adjective
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Both the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the National Institutes of Health concur that there is conclusive evidence that alcohol causes several types of cancer.—
Pranoti Mandrekar,
The Conversation,
7 Apr. 2025
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Anecdotes from such sources are, of course, far from conclusive.—
Miles Klee,
Rolling Stone,
8 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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While bottles will be popped and VIPs will battle their way once again to the front of the line at the legendary hotel, here’s irrefutable evidence that L.A.’s storied club kids have grown up: The second day of Beacher Fest 2025 is a wellness summit.—
Matt Donnelly,
Variety,
16 Apr. 2025
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Still, these two clichés speak an irrefutable truth.—
Yiyun Li,
The New Yorker,
23 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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There was was no wind-gauge for that meet at Lake Minneola to certify the time but his speed is unquestionable.—
Buddy Collings,
The Orlando Sentinel,
1 Apr. 2025
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No matter where people stand on Schulz’s point of view on comedy, his mark on pop culture with his punch lines has become unquestionable.—
Nate Jackson,
Los Angeles Times,
4 Mar. 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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These sexes are not changeable and are grounded in fundamental and incontrovertible reality.—
Paul Du Quenoy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Mar. 2025
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When senators read from their self-aggrandizing scripts, the resemblance to play actors is incontrovertible.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
20 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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One thing is indisputable: while America’s tastes may mature, diversify, and occasionally pivot, its craving for indulgent, convenient comfort food like chicken sandwiches is deeply embedded in the cultural and culinary fabric of the nation.—
Gary Occhiogrosso,
Forbes.com,
14 Apr. 2025
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The politicization of our military is now indisputable.—
Daniel R. Depetris,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 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
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The DeSantis announcement is an indubitable win for Musk.—
Scott Nover,
Quartz,
24 May 2023
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These key facts are essentially indubitable.—
David Harsanyi,
National Review,
16 Mar. 2023
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