incontrovertible

[ in-kon-truh-vur-tuh-buhl, in-kon- ]

/ ˌɪn kɒn trəˈvɜr tə bəl, ɪnˌkɒn- /

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adjective

not controvertible; not open to question or dispute; indisputable: absolute and incontrovertible truth.

Nearby words

incontinent, incontinentia pigmenti, incontinentia pigmenti achromiens, incontinently, incontrollable, incontrovertible, inconvenience, inconveniency, inconvenient, inconvertible, inconvincible

Origin of incontrovertible

First recorded in 1640–50; in-³ + controvertible

SYNONYMS FOR incontrovertible

incontestable, undeniable, unquestionable.

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Related forms

in·con·tro·vert·i·bil·i·ty, in·con·tro·vert·i·ble·ness, nounin·con·tro·vert·i·bly, adverb

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Examples from the Web for incontrovertible

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This is a conclusion that is rigorously logical and incontrovertible.
The Mystery of Space|Robert T. Browne
Whence it was incontrovertible that one thousand dozen would bring, in the Golden Metropolis, five thousand dollars.
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"You never know when you'll need a gun," McHale asserted, as an incontrovertible general proposition.
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It should consist of human documents, of painstaking minuteness of detail and incontrovertible truth.
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A second practical use of the syllogism is to set forth a chain of reasoning in incontrovertible form.
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British Dictionary definitions for incontrovertible

incontrovertible

/ (ˌɪnkɒntrəˈvɜːtəbəl, ɪnˌkɒn-) /

adjective

incapable of being contradicted or disputed; undeniable

Derived Forms

incontrovertibility or incontrovertibleness, nounincontrovertibly, adverb

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