different between convincing vs unanswerable

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /k?n?v?ns??/

Adjective

convincing (comparative more convincing, superlative most convincing)

1. Effective as proof or evidence.

   Our convincing evidence was sufficient in the end to win the trial.

   • November 17 2012, BBC Sport: Arsenal 5-2 Tottenham [1]

     While they have still only suffered one home defeat by Spurs in 19 years, this was not as convincing a victory as the scoreline suggests.

Derived terms

• convincingly
• convincingness
• clear and convincing evidence

Translations

Verb

convincing

1. present participle of convince

Noun

convincing (countable and uncountable, plural convincings)

1. The process by which somebody is convinced.
   • 2002, Richard L. Epstein, Critical Thinking (page 2)

     Convincings depend on someone trying to do the convincing and someone who is supposed to be convinced.

English

Alternative forms

• unaunswerable (obsolete, rare)

Etymology

un- +? answerable

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?n???ns???b(?)l/

Adjective

unanswerable (comparative more unanswerable, superlative most unanswerable)

1. Not answerable; impossible to answer.

   Synonym: answerless

   Antonym: answerable

2. Impossible to dispute or rebut; irrefutable; conclusive.

   Synonym: indisputable

   Antonyms: disputable, inconclusive, refutable

Related terms

Translations

Noun

unanswerable (plural unanswerables)

1. Something that cannot be answered.

References

• “unanswerable” in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.
• unanswerable in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.