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Intractable vs Unanswerable - What's the difference?

intractable | unanswerable | Related terms |

As adjectives the difference between intractable and unanswerable

is that intractable is not tractable or to be drawn or guided by persuasion; not easily governed, managed, or directed; uncontrollable; incurable; violent; stubborn; obstinate while unanswerable is not answerable; impossible to answer.

As a noun unanswerable is

something that cannot be answered.

intractable

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Not tractable or to be drawn or guided by persuasion; not easily governed, managed, or directed; uncontrollable; incurable; violent; stubborn; obstinate.

    • Derived terms

    * intractability * intractableness * intractably

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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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