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Stubborn vs Unanswerable - What's the difference?

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Stubborn is a related term of unanswerable.


As adjectives the difference between stubborn and unanswerable

is that stubborn is refusing to move or to change one's opinion; obstinate; firmly resisting while unanswerable is not answerable; impossible to answer.

As a noun unanswerable is

something that cannot be answered.

stubborn

English

Adjective

(er)
  • Refusing to move or to change one's opinion; obstinate; firmly resisting.
    • He is pretty stubborn about his political beliefs, so why bother arguing?
    Blood can make a very stubborn stain on fabrics if not washed properly.

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    Derived terms

    * stubbornly * stubbornness

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    unanswerable

    English

    Alternative forms

    * unaunswerable (qualifier)

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Not answerable; impossible to answer.
  • Impossible to dispute or rebut; irrefutable; conclusive.

    • Synonyms

    * (not answerable) answerless * (impossible to dispute) indisputable

    Antonyms

    * (not answerable) answerable * (impossible to dispute) disputable, refutable, inconclusive

    Related terms

    *unanswerability *unanswerableness *unanswerably *answerless

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Something that cannot be answered.

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