incontrovertible
adjective
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If something is indisputable, it's incontrovertible. But if it is open to question, is it controvertible? It sure is. The antonyms controvertible and incontrovertible are both derivatives of the verb controvert (meaning "to dispute or oppose by reasoning"), which is itself a spin-off of controversy. And what is the source of all of these controversial terms? The Latin adjective controversus, which literally means "turned against."
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Joel Achenbach, Washington Post, 12 July 2024
The turning point came in 1964, when a special committee appointed by President John F. Kennedy published a report that laid out an incontrovertible case that smoking was behind not only lung cancer, but a host of other ills.
—Stephen Mihm, Twin Cities, 11 July 2024
The improvement in North Korea’s weapons capabilities is incontrovertible.
—John Delury, Foreign Affairs, 22 Aug. 2017
His presence was proof of an incontrovertible fact about the festival, now in its second week: Cannes loves dogs.
—Esther Zuckerman, New York Times, 21 May 2024
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“Incontrovertible.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/incontrovertible. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.
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