incontrovertible
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8.2
- adjective
- /ˌɪnkənˈtrɒvərtɪbəl/
- Formal
- The evidence before the court is incontrovertible.
- incontrovertible evidence
- incontrovertible fact
- incontrovertible proof
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- No, astronomers had found the first incontrovertible brown dwarf.
- And so, you know, he's saying, Christ, what you really ought to have done is provided people with something incontrovertible to believe in.
- And eventually there's this kind of incontrovertible argument and they go not wrong, you know, change my mind.
- The point I make is that whether or not it actually helped to bring it about, it makes it harder to undo, and I think that's incontrovertible.
- They're faced with incontrovertible evidence that DMT grants you access to worlds that the brain shouldn't be able to construct.
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- We're about to lay out the basic incontrovertible facts that what you told Candace Owens just a few days ago is nothing but a raft of dirty lies.
- Is that is, is that really incontrovertible or is that a question?
Examples
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We do have it, and it is clear and incontrovertible.
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The evidence that the Dark Lord has returned is incontrovertible.
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This is an incontrovertible fact, my dear, darling...
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I have incontrovertible proof. -
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Jack knew that was incontrovertible evidence that she, too, had gone home.
Fiction book (1999) -
The case seemed to me incontrovertible, but they were not convinced.
Academic text (2000) -
When confronted by so many incontrovertible facts, questions of how became academic.
Fiction book (1991) -
Complex ideas of progress, development, and regional transformation may be presented as laws of nature, as incontrovertible facts.
Academic text (1998) -
This is just incontrovertible proof of Worryfree's evil practices.
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The evidence in this case is incontrovertible and cannot be challenged.
Synonyms
74
2.8
Completely certain with no possible reason to think it is wrong
55
3.0
Completely sure with no chance of being wrong
51
4.2
So clear that people cannot doubt it
21
7.8
Impossible to deny or prove wrong
21
5.7
You cannot doubt it because it is clearly true
10
8.0
So strong that no one can attack, defeat, or prove it wrong
8
4.1
Clearly true so no one can doubt it
2
6.7
Impossible to deny or argue with
2
3.5
Completely certain and accepted by everyone
2
7.5
People cannot doubt it because it is clearly true
1
5.9
Impossible to disagree with because the facts are clear
1
8.7
Completely certain and clearly true
1
7.2
So certain that no one can doubt it
1
4.7
Certain and impossible to doubt
1
6.8
Certain and clearly true
1
8.4
Impossible to argue against because the facts are clear
1
6.6
Clearly true and impossible to doubt
1
9.9
Impossible to prove wrong
1
9.9
Certainly true and impossible to doubt
1
9.9
Impossible to prove wrong in court
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9.9
No one can beat or prove it wrong
Antonyms
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Surface Forms
Morphology
incontrovertible = controvertible (semi-transparent) = in + controvert + ible
For learners who know 'controvertible', adding negative 'in-' gives the straightforward opposite meaning.
Etymology
The word incontrovertible begins with in- meaning 'not' and includes contro- meaning 'turn against', the same idea in controversy, so something incontrovertible cannot be 'turned against' and cannot be argued or denied.