conclusive
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4.8
- adjective
- /kənˈkluːsɪv/
:
concluyente
- Boy, those experiments seemed to be absolutely conclusive that light was a wave.
- conclusive evidence
- conclusive proof
- conclusive results
And it's a great question, but I'm not sure we have a conclusive answer as yet, Jane.
- And it's a great question, but I'm not sure we have a conclusive answer as yet, Jane.
- So this is a, this is a, this is a conclusive argument.
- But after peer review, those findings are far less conclusive.
- Which is so crazy because the research is conclusive on this.
- We have a strong report coming, very conclusive.
- But we still await the first conclusive evidence of a volcano actually erupting on Venus.
- The research is conclusive that when you are critical of yourself, it destroys all motivation to act.
- So at least in the, the few studies that I've been able to read that were published in the last five years don't seem to find that conclusive.
- And they provided conclusive evidence that there is a black hole at the centre of the Milky Way Galaxy that weighs about four million times the mass of the sun.
- How big, how many subjects does study have for it to have a conclusive result?
- So that's just kind of my conclusive yet not so conclusive Roundup on the brow freeze.
Examples
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There are still no conclusive studies that link smoking to emphysema.
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Finally, when can science give a conclusive verdict on forgery?
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We held him as long as we could without conclusive evidence.
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Existing research has yet to provide conclusive evidence on this matter.
Academic text (2012) -
- We have conclusive evidence that the brain has not been damaged.
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Some people seem to think that this is conclusive evidence that viruses do indeed exist.
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So much is unknown that a single conclusive new find could have a tremendous impact.
Academic text (1996) -
The research is conclusive that when you are critical of yourself, it destroys all motivation to act.
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As for the results of the epidemiological survey: no conclusive foodborne patterns emerged.
Academic text (2008) -
The scientist presented conclusive evidence that the vaccine was effective against the virus.
Synonyms
79
5.6
Clearly decided and not likely to change
56
4.2
So clear that people cannot doubt it
24
6.7
Completely clear and leaving no doubt
11
3.2
So clear that it leaves no doubt
Having the power to make the final result clear
Decided so there is no more doubt or argument
Antonyms
How Conclusive
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7.8
79
5.6
65
4.8
99
3.9
348
2.8
18
5.2
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word conclusive comes from Latin parts con- 'together' and claudere 'to shut', the same idea behind the English words close and conclude. So, something conclusive 'closes' a question or argument and ends doubt.