unrefuted
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6.3
- adjective
- /ˌʌn.rɪˈfjutɪd/
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no refutado
- The thing is, if you only refute the weaker version, the stronger version is still out there, unrefuted.
Examples
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What I said stands on its own merits, but being unrefuted and attacking me personally because you cannot refute that which I said shows that you are desperate to be seen as the winner.
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We are going to make history, Dwight-- the first documented... unrefuted evidence of life after death.
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And much of this stands unrefuted by the defense.
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And when you take the easy route and bounce, you have a pocket full of unrefuted, but not irrefutable evidence to back you up.
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The motion is based on the unrefuted affidavits and proof that no constitutional passage occurred for Title 18, the criminal code in the 80th Congress (1947-1948).
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His theory remains unrefuted, even after years of debate among experts.
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The witness's statement was unrefuted during the trial, making it a key piece of evidence.
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Many of the claims made in the article are unrefuted by opposing viewpoints.
Synonyms
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5.4
Not questioned or doubted by others
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3.6
Accepted as true and not doubted
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5.1
Not opposed or challenged by others
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3.5
Completely certain and accepted by everyone
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6.9
Not shown to be false by anyone
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6.0
No one says a statement is wrong
Not shown to be wrong by tests or evidence
Does not conflict with other statements and fits the facts
Not criticized or doubted by other people
Free from disagreement or objection in a discussion
Surface Forms
Morphology
unrefuted = refuted (transparent) = un + refute + ed
Formed by adding the negative prefix 'un-' to 'refuted' (past participle), yielding the straightforward meaning 'not disproved'.
Etymology
The word unrefuted is made from the first part un- meaning 'not' and the verb refute meaning 'to show something is wrong'. So, if something is unrefuted it has not been shown to be false.