conclusiveness
- noun
- /kənˈkluːsɪvnəs/
- These findings are tempered, however, by a variety of methodological problems limiting the conclusiveness of the results, particularly those pertaining to the generalization of behavior change.
Examples
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The lawyer presented evidence with such conclusiveness that the jury had no doubt about the defendant's guilt.
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Its entries are underpinned by research results of rather varying conclusiveness, and the collection is far from complete.
Academic text (2005) -
In light of the lack of certainty, conclusiveness, or consistency in the reports, what should the response of health educators be to these concerns?
Academic text (2008) -
"Many of the changes were of a similar character—subtle rewordings that cast greater doubt on the conclusiveness of scientific understandings of climate change.
Blog text (14) -
Although the small sample and the nonequivalent comparison group limit the conclusiveness of these results, the outcome and effect size were consistent with better controlled field experiments which used larger samples (Ziv, 1988).
Academic text (1994) -
The need to have his apology of the Inquisition exhibit the coherence, integrity, completeness, and conclusiveness of a narrative led Bernáldez to represent an image of life that can only be imaginary.
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Her argument lacked conclusiveness, leaving the audience uncertain about her final stance on the issue.
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The study's results offered conclusiveness on the effectiveness of the new treatment, convincing the medical community to adopt it.
Synonyms
A strong feeling that something is true or will happen
The state of being finished and not able to change
Complete confidence that something is true without enough proof
A feeling that something is true or will happen
The quality of being clear and certain so people have no doubt
A clear and final quality that leaves no doubt
A fact or idea that cannot be doubted
A clear and certain quality that makes something predictable
A clear, exact amount or value that does not change
Clear quality that lets people understand only one meaning
A clear meaning that leaves no doubt
Antonyms
How Conclusive
- Literature
Surface Forms
Morphology
conclusiveness = conclusive (transparent) = conclusive + ness
Formed regularly by adding the nominalizing suffix '-ness' to the adjective 'conclusive', yielding the quality of being decisive.
Etymology
Conclusiveness comes from Latin parts con- 'together' and claud-/clud- 'to close', the same idea behind the English word close. So, something with conclusiveness 'closes' a question or argument and leaves no doubt.