bulletproof
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5.8
- adjective
- /ˈbʊlɪtpruːf/
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irrefutable
- The lawyer presented a bulletproof argument that left no room for doubt.
It doesn't matter if it is tight, bulletproof.
- It doesn't matter if it is tight, bulletproof.
- But for as confident as this law sounds, it isn't bulletproof.
- Quinn is not an option and your mindset is bulletproof.
- You keep those five things squared away and you have a rock solid bulletproof reputation.
- It's a bedrock that makes you bulletproof.
- This is a pretty bulletproof case that you're making for, for testing early detection.
- It was so hard to get through it, but it made me kind of bulletproof and being able to fix this just makes me happy.
- Nothing is bulletproof because the weakest point in the entire chain exists between the keyboard and the chair.
- If it's not bulletproof, the the criteria to meet match or hit bulletproof.
- But as a guy with this kind of bulletproof self belief that you'd hardware, you'd use that almost as a weapon to attack others with.
Examples
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This is a pretty bulletproof case that you're making for, for testing early detection.
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When your product is offering 100% availability, your testing had better be bulletproof.
Blog text (29) -
I got a bulletproof plan.
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Now, that does appear to be bulletproof.
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Commander, this thing is bulletproof.
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You keep those five things squared away and you have a rock solid bulletproof reputation.
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Soon they had a seemingly bulletproof case as to where the industry was heading.
Academic text (2009) -
The result doesn't need to be bulletproof in order to be published or considered good science.
Blog text (25) -
We structure our arguments to be legally sound and empirically bulletproof.
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We're seeing all the tech companies who were bulletproof laying off staff and giving earnings warnings because everybody can't raise prices enough.
Synonyms
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5.9
A very strong argument or plan that has no weak points
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7.7
Not able to be harmed by attack or criticism
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7.4
Very strict and impossible to change
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8.0
So strong that no one can attack, defeat, or prove it wrong
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7.9
Too strong and well protected for anyone to capture or defeat
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4.8
Very strong belief or feeling that cannot be changed
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8.2
Very honest and reliable so people cannot doubt it
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5.1
So strong and complete that people cannot prove it wrong
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7.2
So certain that no one can doubt it
No one can beat or prove it wrong
Others cannot attack or harm it
Antonyms
Compounds
How Defensible
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5.8
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5.9
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4.5
195
3.4
129
7.2
34
5.0
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3.9
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Bulletproof mixes bullet and proof, with proof meaning 'resistant to', as in foolproof. So a bulletproof argument or plan is one so strong it cannot be attacked or shown wrong.