unanswerableness
Noun
- The quality of being impossible to refute or answer: "unanswerableness" refers to the state or characteristic of an argument, question, or statement that cannot be effectively countered, denied, or resolved due to its logical strength, completeness, or self-evident nature.
- (His reasoning was so solid that no one could argue against it.)
- (The question could not be answered or debated.)
"the unanswerableness of a claim": used in formal or academic contexts to describe a proposition that is beyond dispute.
- The unanswerableness of the scientific evidence forced a change in policy. (The evidence was so compelling that it could not be challenged.)
"unanswerableness in debate": a rhetorical quality that makes an opponent's point seem impossible to counter.
- His opponent's unanswerableness in the final round secured his victory. (His arguments were unassailable.)
Unanswerable (adj): impossible to answer or refute.
- The question was unanswerable, so he remained quiet. (The question could not be answered.)
Unanswerability (n): a synonym for unanswerableness, referring to the same quality.
- The unanswerability of the puzzle stumped the experts. (The puzzle could not be solved.)
- Irrefutability: the quality of being impossible to prove false.
- Incontrovertibility: the quality of being beyond doubt or dispute.
- Indisputability: the state of being not open to question.
"Beyond question": something that is so certain it cannot be doubted.
- The unanswerableness of his logic placed it beyond question. (No one could challenge it.)
"The last word": a final statement that ends a debate.
- Her argument had an unanswerableness that gave her the last word. (Her point was decisive.)