CONCLUSIVENESS Synonyms: 35 Similar and Opposite Words

conclusiveness

noun

Definition of conclusiveness

as in effectiveness

the capacity to persuade the conclusiveness of DNA testing in paternity suits

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Recent Examples of conclusiveness On Friday morning, Burke’s defense team tried to sow doubt about the conclusiveness of the autopsy conducted in the case. — Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 24 July 2026 But his dictionary, with its conclusiveness, was a huge publishing success. — Louis Menand, New Yorker, 22 Dec. 2025 Münsterberg argued for the machine’s application to criminal law, seeing both scientific impartiality and conclusiveness. — IEEE Spectrum, 31 July 2019

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Noun

The idea would be to equip all parties, from payers to providers to patients, with insights into effectiveness, cost, and value.

— Dana P. Goldman, STAT, 22 Oct. 2026
Other topical treatments—such as retinoids, peptides, and vitamin C—are backed by years of research on safety and effectiveness.

— Ashley Abramson, Allure, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of effectiveness

Noun

The latter predicts a single universe by denying the universal validity of Schrödinger’s equation.

— Philipp Strasberg, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026
According to the court, while NetChoice could challenge the validity of the Georgia law, the group had not sufficiently argued that enforcement of the law would be unconstitutional.

— Dan Raby, CBS News, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of validity

Noun

The next president may well also have more power to purchase equity stakes; legislation moving through the Senate would give the Pentagon explicit legal authority to do so.

— Eleanor Mueller, semafor.com, 22 Oct. 2026
Under Ben-Gvir, Israeli police have increasingly allowed Jews to pray at the site, a deliberate provocation to the Arab world, drawing condemnation from Palestinian and Jordanian authorities.

— Eric Cortellessa, Time, 22 Oct. 2026

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