unaskable
Too taboo asking
Unaskable describes a question that cannot or should not be posed—whether because it's too personal, too politically sensitive, or violates social norms: Whether she'd had an abortion was unaskable.
Sometimes the barrier is logical rather than social: questions with no coherent answer are unaskable in a different sense.
Not allowed
- prohibitedOfficially not permitted
- off-limitsProhibited from access
- unspeakableBeyond verbal expression
- censoredSuppressed from publication
stigmatized · shameful · verboten · sacrosanct · blasphemous · profane · indecent · improper
Beyond mental conception
- unthinkableToo terrible to contemplate
- incomprehensibleImpossible to understand
- unfathomableBeyond comprehension or measurement
- mind-bogglingOverwhelmingly difficult to grasp
paradoxical · nonsensical · absurd · incoherent · malformed · unanswerable
Causing awkward self-consciousness
- uncomfortableCausing unease or distress
- presumptuousOverstepping appropriate boundaries
- intrusiveInvading others' privacy
- pryingIntrusively inquisitive
nosy · personal · intimate · tone-deaf · tactless · indelicate · inappropriate · forward
Beyond easy comprehension
- inscrutableImpossible to understand
- opaqueImpassable to light
- hiddenKept out of sight
- secretConcealed information
occult · esoteric · cryptic · enigmatic · veiled · obscured · inaccessible · unreachable
Cannot be put into words
- inexpressibleCannot be put into words
- inarticulableCannot be expressed verbally
- unutterableImpossible to express verbally
- incommunicableUnable to be shared
forbidden
Not allowed
- prohibitedOfficially not permitted
- off-limitsProhibited from access
- unspeakableBeyond verbal expression
censored · stigmatized · shameful · verboten · sacrosanct · blasphemous · profane · indecent · improper · indelicate
unimaginable
Beyond mental conception
- unthinkableToo terrible to contemplate
- incomprehensibleImpossible to understand
- unfathomableBeyond comprehension or measurement
mind-boggling · paradoxical · nonsensical · absurd · incoherent · malformed · unanswerable
embarrassing
Causing awkward self-consciousness
- uncomfortableCausing unease or distress
- presumptuousOverstepping appropriate boundaries
- intrusiveInvading others' privacy
prying · nosy · personal · intimate · tone-deaf · tactless · indelicate · inappropriate · forward · impertinent
mysterious
Beyond easy comprehension
- inscrutableImpossible to understand
- opaqueImpassable to light
- hiddenKept out of sight
secret · occult · esoteric · cryptic · enigmatic · veiled · obscured · inaccessible · unreachable
indescribable
Cannot be put into words
- inexpressibleCannot be put into words
- inarticulableCannot be expressed verbally
- unutterableImpossible to express verbally
unaskableaskable
Fit for inquiry
permissible · appropriate · acceptable · fair game · on the table
unaskableanswerable
Liable to account
solvable · resolvable · tractable · knowable · fathomable