incontestable

adjective

in·​con·​test·​able ˌin-kən-ˈte-stə-bəl How to pronounce incontestable (audio)
Synonyms of incontestablenext
: not contestable : indisputable
an incontestable fact
incontestable talent
incontestability noun
incontestably adverb

Examples of incontestable in a Sentence

The evidence against him is incontestable. the incontestable statement that every contest has a winner and a loser
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The mark was federally registered in 2015 and has since achieved incontestable status, a legal designation that strengthens ownership rights. Bryan West, USA Today, 30 Mar. 2026 Many experts also remained in denial until evidence of Covid’s lethality and transmissibility became incontestable. David Blumenthal, STAT, 24 Mar. 2026 Duesberg kept making his argument well after evidence that the human immunodeficiency virus, HIV, causes AIDS became incontestable. Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 29 Jan. 2026 That is to say, there is no one pure ur-movie, unblemished and incontestable. Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for incontestable

Word History

Etymology

French, from in- + contestable, from contester to contest

First Known Use

1673, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of incontestable was in 1673

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“Incontestable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/incontestable. Accessed 2 Apr. 2026.

Kids Definition

incontestable

adjective
in·​con·​test·​able ˌin-kən-ˈtes-tə-bəl How to pronounce incontestable (audio)
: not open to doubt : unquestionable
an incontestable fact
incontestably adverb

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