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Unanswerable vs Unanswered - What's the difference?

unanswerable | unanswered |

As adjectives the difference between unanswerable and unanswered

is that unanswerable is not answerable; impossible to answer while unanswered is that has not been answered or addressed.

As a noun unanswerable

is something that cannot be answered.

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.

    • References

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    unanswered

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • That has not been answered or addressed.
  • :The flashing light on the answering machine bore testimony to the unanswered call.
  • * 2012 , July 15. Richard Williams in Guardian Unlimited, Tour de France 2012: Carpet tacks cannot force Bradley Wiggins off track
    • The timing of the incident raised the question, almost certainly destined to remain unanswered , of whether, having allowed the escapers to pass by unhindered, the culprit had waited specifically for the yellow jersey group before sowing his mischief.