conclusive

[kuhn-kloo-siv]

adjective

1. serving to settle or decide a question; decisive; convincing.

   conclusive evidence.

   Synonyms: definitive

2. tending to terminate; closing.

conclusive

/ kənˈkluːsɪv /

adjective

1. putting an end to doubt; decisive; final

2. approaching or involving an end or conclusion

Other Word Forms

• conclusively adverb
• conclusiveness noun
• nonconclusive adjective
• nonconclusively adverb
• nonconclusiveness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of conclusive¹

1580–90; < Late Latin conclūsīvus, equivalent to Latin conclūs ( us ) (past participle of conclūdere to conclude; conclusion ) + -īvus -ive

Example Sentences

There is no conclusive evidence for either of these theories - but that hasn't stopped amateur and professional historians from digging into them.

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Dr Reed said she expects to have many more of these conversations with expectant mothers going forward, to re-assure them that research does not show a conclusive link between Tylenol and the disorder.

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The accounts do include a few scattered comments on politics, none of them particularly conclusive or directly indicative of a motive.

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She highlights a growing body of evidence around the funghi Lion's Mane, but says there are no conclusive findings about whether it can have any impact - as yet.

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Scientists still don't have a conclusive explanation of why that region was the most affected.

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Related Words

• compelling 
• convincing 
• decisive 
• indisputable 
• irrefutable 
• irrevocable 
• precise 
• unambiguous 
• undeniable 
• unmistakable