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
There are many more unanswerable questions about BCI’s value proposition.
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Naveen Rao, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2024
Efforts to codify these differences started with simple yet initially unanswerable questions: Are ebikes legal in bike lanes?
—Matt Jancer, WIRED, 5 Oct. 2023
That’s a fundamental, perhaps unanswerable, question.
—Sean Illing, Vox, 10 Oct. 2024
Like other posthumous releases by trailblazers from Jimi Hendrix to J Dilla, this one is haunted by unanswerable questions.
—Simon Vozick-Levinson, Rolling Stone, 24 Sep. 2024
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Naveen Rao, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2024
Efforts to codify these differences started with simple yet initially unanswerable questions: Are ebikes legal in bike lanes?
—Matt Jancer, WIRED, 5 Oct. 2023
That’s a fundamental, perhaps unanswerable, question.
—Sean Illing, Vox, 10 Oct. 2024
Like other posthumous releases by trailblazers from Jimi Hendrix to J Dilla, this one is haunted by unanswerable questions.
—Simon Vozick-Levinson, Rolling Stone, 24 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unanswerable
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This absence of alarm is not conclusive proof that democracy is safe forever, nor that Trump cannot damage American democracy at all.—
Victor Menaldo,
The Conversation,
16 Jan. 2025
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While no conclusive evidence connects the dye to cancer in humans, its potential risks have led to bans or severe restrictions in several countries, including the European Union, Australia and Japan.—
Michael Gfoeller And David H. Rundell,
Newsweek,
16 Jan. 2025
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Hence, the population loss was bandied about Red America as irrefutable evidence of the blue state’s social collapse, its moral rot and the failings of its left-leaning political leadership.—
Mark Z. Barabak,
The Mercury News,
21 Jan. 2025
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That seems like an obvious assertion and nearly irrefutable.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes,
10 Jan. 2025
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With a career spanning 19 full-time seasons and 34 series victories, including a 2017 championship, Truex Jr's success in NASCAR is unquestionable.—
Michael Gfoeller And David H. Rundell,
Newsweek,
16 Jan. 2025
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Modern football has brought many unquestionable improvements.—
Simon Hughes,
The Athletic,
20 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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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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Here, however, is a simple, clear, and unarguable case for taking immediate action.—
Mustafa Suleyman,
Fortune,
5 Sep. 2023
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Shareholder activism often comes down to making an incontrovertible argument.—
Kenneth Squire,
CNBC,
21 Dec. 2024
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Their denials could easily be dismissed because the evidence seems incontrovertible—after all, seeing has always been believing.—
Amy Zegart,
Foreign Affairs,
16 Apr. 2019
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Two high-profile celebrity marriages and plenty of box office hits later, Moore's place in Hollywood's firmament is indisputable.—
Anna Kaufman,
USA TODAY,
23 Jan. 2025
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Legal precedents and constitutional protections make Harris' eligibility for the presidency indisputable, despite misinformation circulating on social media.—
Kristen Waggoner,
Newsweek,
21 Jan. 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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There is all of a sudden one Way of Knowing which presents us with indubitable truths.—
Razib Khan,
Discover Magazine,
13 Dec. 2010
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