provable

adjective

prov·​able ˈprü-və-bəl 

: able to be proved

a provable mathematical formula

Whether or not he was following any such directives may become provable as Moscow files are opened to scholars.

—Timothy J. Reiss

provableness noun

see also disprovable, unprovable

Synonyms

• checkable
• confirmable
• demonstrable
• empirical
• empiric
• supportable
• sustainable
• verifiable

Examples of provable in a Sentence

the police have more than enough evidence to build a provable case against the accused

Recent Examples on the Web

Independent peer review is crucial to scrutinizing conclusions and methods before a paper is presented as provable science. —Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 7 May 2025

Baffert throughout has maintained his innocence, arguing that Medina Spirit’s positive arose from an ointment given to the horse for a skin rash – a credible explanation but not a provable one, according to lab testing experts. —Katie Bo Lillis, CNN Money, 2 May 2025

What To Know Bove's memo outlines a return to policies aimed at pursuing the most serious provable offenses, a hallmark of prior Republican administrations. —Raul A. Reyes, Newsweek, 22 Jan. 2025

One of the key ways to do this will be to focus on concrete and provable actions. —Catherine Erdly, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024

Word History

Etymology

Middle English, borrowed from Anglo-French, from prover "to prove" + -able -able

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for provable

• approvable
• immovable
• removable
• irremovable
• movable
• moveable