unverifiable
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8.1
- adjective
- /ʌnˈvɛrɪfaɪəbl/
:
no verificable
- The scientist's theory remained unverifiable due to the lack of tangible evidence.
- unverifiable claims
- unverifiable report
Examples
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Of course, there are careless aggregators (e.g., Andrew Sullivan) and any number of unverifiable accounts.
Blog text (15) -
An absolutely unverifiable statement, but I like it.
Fiction book (1998) -
You have a hunch based on unverifiable information?
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One part of that last example is unverifiable, but the rest is totally true.
Blog text (13) -
The electronic machines gave rise to too many disputes and unverifiable errors.
Blog text (4) -
I'm left with the private and unverifiable databank of my mind.
Academic text (2009) -
Dubious statistics and unverifiable claims also abound.
Academic text (1997) -
Our response rate was low (25.4%), creating a risk of unverifiable selection bias.
Academic text (2016) -
Continuing the same stupid cycle of unverifiable information dissemination that you're participating in here.
Blog text (32) -
In religions and other groups propped up by unverifiable claims, the need for shunning is apparent.
Academic text (2010)
Synonyms
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7.5
No evidence can show it is true
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6.1
Not possible to test or prove by experiment
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7.0
No one can prove it is true or provide evidence
Something that people cannot prove with evidence
Not able to be proved with evidence
Not possible to find out for certain
Antonyms
Officially made certain, for example a reservation or a person in the church who had the ceremony
How Verifiable
Surface Forms
Morphology
unverifiable = verifiable (transparent) = un + verify + able
Clear negation prefix 'un-' applied to the adjective 'verifiable', producing the expected negative meaning.
Etymology
Unverifiable is built from un- 'not' and verify 'to show something is true', since verify comes from a root meaning 'true'. So unverifiable means 'not able to be proved' or 'cannot be shown to be true'.