unconfirmable

Examples

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• Learning how to live in peace and freedom is hard, especially when we are divided by beliefs that are not only unconfirmable but are, in many ways, incompatible and lead us to act in foolish ways.

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• They go on to tell us about one possible yet unconfirmable origin: "The first origin story claims the phrase refers to the cat o' nine tails, infamously used by the Royal Navy as an instrument of punishment aboard its ships."

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• The evidence was deemed unconfirmable, leaving the investigation at a standstill.

• Her claims about the event were unconfirmable, making it difficult to support her story.

• Since the witness's statements were unconfirmable, the jury had no choice but to dismiss the case.

Synonyms

U

unprovable

vsunconfirmable

5 7.5

No evidence can show it is true

is about inability to be confirmed or approved rather than strict logical impossibility

U

unverifiable

vsunconfirmable

4 8.1

Not able to be proven or shown to be true

is broader and also highlights absence of official approval

U

undemonstrable

vsunconfirmable

9.4

Something that people cannot prove with evidence

is about being unable to be confirmed or approved rather than only lacking evidence

U

unsubstantiatable

vsunconfirmable

9.9

Not able to be proved with evidence

points to lack of official confirmation rather than only missing supporting evidence

Antonyms

C

confirmable

• Specialized

2 5.1

A claim that testing can show is true or false

How Confirmable

confirmed

3.0

verifiable

26 5.1

plausible

129 7.2

unconfirmable

1 7.0

questionable

176 3.9

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