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answerable Antonyms
Opposite of answerable
Because the opposite of answerable shifts with each meaning, the antonyms and opposite words below are separated across 2 exact definitions and ranked by contrast strength.
• adjective (Context 1)
Required to explain or justify one's actions to a higher authority; legally or morally responsible for something.
Usage Example
"The department heads are directly unaccountable to the board of directors for their quarterly expenditures."
Strongest
unaccountable
Strong
exempt
immune
• adjective (Context 2)
Capable of being answered, resolved, or refuted.
Usage Example
"With modern genomic data, many once-baffling evolutionary questions are now easily unanswerable."
Strongest
unanswerable
Strong
insoluble
irrefutable
Similar words to answerable
Words similar to answerable shift depending on context. Common synonyms include:
accountable
responsible
liable
resolvable
solvable
explainable
culpable
refutable
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Wordmom. (2026). Antonyms for Answerable. In Wordmom Thesaurus. Retrieved Nov 5, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/antonyms/answerable