unanswerable

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ʌnˈɑːnsərəbl/

US:USA pronunciation: IPAUSA pronunciation: IPA/ʌnˈænsərəbəl/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(un an′sər ə bəl, -än′-)



WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
un•an•swer•a•ble /ʌnˈænsərəbəl/USA pronunciation   adj. 
    1. not having a known or discoverable answer:an unanswerable question.
    2. not open to argument:unanswerable proof.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
un•an•swer•a•ble  (un an′sər ə bəl, -än′-),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. not capable of being answered;
    not having a known or discoverable answer:an unanswerable question.
  2. not open to dispute or rebuttal;
    irrefutable;
    conclusive:an unanswerable proof.
  • un-1 + answerable 1605–15
un•an′swer•a•ble•ness, n. 
un•an′swer•a•bly, adv. 

'unanswerable' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
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