irrefragable
- adjective
- /ˌɪrɪˈfræɡəbl/
- Archaic
:
irrefutable
- The scientist presented irrefragable evidence that climate change is accelerating.
Examples
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Such a conception of rights doesn't lend them the kind of irrefragable authority that God's will or nature's command might.
Academic text (2000) -
It is almost unnecessary to add that self-ownership is the irrefragable dictate of the fact that "all men are created equal."
Blog text (34) -
Her argument was so well-supported that it was deemed irrefragable by the jury.
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His testimony was irrefragable, leading to a unanimous decision from the panel.
Synonyms
56
4.2
So clear that people cannot doubt it
22
5.7
You cannot doubt it because it is clearly true
22
7.8
Impossible to deny or prove wrong
11
8.2
Clearly true and impossible to doubt
11
8.0
So strong that no one can attack, defeat, or prove it wrong
7
8.2
Very honest and reliable so people cannot doubt it
7
4.1
Clearly true so no one can doubt it
2
6.7
Impossible to deny or argue with
2
7.5
People cannot doubt it because it is clearly true
1
8.7
Completely certain and clearly true
1
5.9
Impossible to disagree with because the facts are clear
1
7.2
So certain that no one can doubt it
1
4.7
Certain and impossible to doubt
Impossible to prove wrong in court
Impossible to argue against because the facts are clear
Certain and clearly true
No one can beat or prove it wrong
Antonyms
How Indisputable
Surface Forms
Morphology
irrefragable = ir + refrag + able
Although the negative prefix 'ir-' and suffix '-able' are recognizable, the stem 'refrag' is not a productive or familiar English base, so learners cannot reliably infer the meaning from components.
Etymology
The word irrefragable comes from parts ir- meaning 'not' and refrag- meaning 'to oppose' or 'argue against'. So, something irrefragable is 'not able to be argued against' — it is certain and 'indisputable'.