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[ in-kon-truh-vur-tuh-buhl, in-kon- ] / ˌɪn kɒn trəˈvɜr tə bəl, ɪnˌkɒn- / SEE SYNONYMS FOR incontrovertible ON THESAURUS.COM
adjectivenot controvertible; not open to question or dispute; indisputable: absolute and incontrovertible truth. Origin of incontrovertibleFirst recorded in 1640–50; in-3 + controvertible SYNONYMS FOR incontrovertibleincontestable, undeniable, unquestionable. SEE SYNONYMS FOR incontrovertible ON THESAURUS.COM OTHER WORDS FROM incontrovertiblein·con·tro·vert·i·bil·i·ty, in·con·tro·vert·i·ble·ness, nounin·con·tro·vert·i·bly, adverbWords nearby incontrovertibleincontinent, incontinentia pigmenti, incontinentia pigmenti achromiens, incontinently, incontrollable, incontrovertible, inconvenience, inconveniency, inconvenient, inconvertible, inconvincible Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for incontrovertibleThere was, however, one incontrovertible and highly significant difference between the two baby photo calls. Prince George and the New Royal Baby Rules|Tom Sykes|April 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST There was incontrovertible toxicological evidence that Henri Paul was both drunk and on medication. Tina Brown: No, Conspiracy Theorists, Princess Diana Was Not Murdered|Tina Brown|August 19, 2013|DAILY BEAST The central fact (perhaps the only incontrovertible fact) of modern India was change. ‘The Lives of the Novelists’ and ‘India Becoming’: Reviewed|Rob Verger, John McIntyre|April 18, 2012|DAILY BEAST I ask if he believes that the evidence so far is incontrovertible that swimming slows down the aging process. Swimming to Health? Excerpt of Lynn Sherr’s ‘Swim: Why We Love the Water’|Lynn Sherr|April 8, 2012|DAILY BEAST
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. The Faith of Men|Jack London "You never know when you'll need a gun," McHale asserted, as an incontrovertible general proposition. Desert Conquest|A. M. Chisholm It should consist of human documents, of painstaking minuteness of detail and incontrovertible truth. A Love Episode|Emile Zola A second practical use of the syllogism is to set forth a chain of reasoning in incontrovertible form. The Making of Arguments|J. H. Gardiner
British Dictionary definitions for incontrovertible/ (ˌɪnkɒntrəˈvɜːtəbəl, ɪnˌkɒn-) /
adjectiveincapable of being contradicted or disputed; undeniable Derived forms of incontrovertibleincontrovertibility or incontrovertibleness, nounincontrovertibly, adverbCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to incontrovertibleaccurate, authentic, certain, established, indisputable, indubitable, irrefutable, positive, sure, sure thing, undeniable, unquestionable, unshakable, incontestable, nailed down, no two ways about it, surefire, uncontestable |