irrebuttable

[ir-i-buht-uh-buhl]

adjective

1. incapable of being rebutted or refuted.

Word History and Origins

Origin of irrebuttable¹

First recorded in 1825–35; ir- ² + rebuttable ( def. )

Example Sentences

Actions taken by presidents while president bear a virtually irrebuttable presumption of legal legitimacy.

From Slate

Given the irrebuttable reasoning and conclusion in the D.C.

From Salon

But for you, I suspect, amputation would leave you with phantom limb pain; you’ll still be fuming about their baseless claims and rehearsing majestic, irrebuttable arguments.

From New York Times

Barr, this official said, believed election fraud allegations should be reviewed nimbly, on a case-by-case basis, and disliked what he saw as the automatic and irrebuttable presumption of the old policy that no overt investigative action should be taken.

From Washington Post

Daniel Tarullo, a former Fed governor, said in a 2012 speech that the central bank should have a “strong, but not irrebuttable, presumption of denial” for takeovers by America’s banking titans.

From New York Times

Related Words

• indisputable 
• ironclad 
• unassailable 
• undeniable