Unanswerable vs Unanswered - What's the difference?
unanswerable | unanswered |
Not answerable; impossible to answer.
Impossible to dispute or rebut; irrefutable; conclusive.
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,
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
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Alternative forms
* unaunswerable (qualifier)Adjective
(en adjective)Synonyms
* (not answerable) answerless * (impossible to dispute) indisputableAntonyms
* (not answerable) answerable * (impossible to dispute) disputable, refutable, inconclusiveReferences
* *unanswered
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Adjective
(-)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.