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

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Noun

In testing the holiday period’s effectiveness, the report also verifies that spending at peak periods of demand does not guarantee the highest marginal return on media spend (MROM).

— Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 24 Sep. 2026
This inevitably creates inequities across student access, workforce preparation, cybersecurity and institutional effectiveness.

— Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of effectiveness

Noun

The analyst then used the AI to formalize its conclusions into a conventional military intelligence report without double- or triple-checking the validity of its conclusions.

— Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 20 Sep. 2026
On September 25, the blue state AGs have to respond to a motion from red state Iowa and Montana to take the validity of the antitrust suit to the Supreme Court.

— Dominic Patten, Deadline, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of validity

Noun

Much of the area is marked by poverty and residents routinely complain authorities abandon them to fend for themselves during natural disasters.

— MEGAN JANETSKY, Arkansas Online, 24 Sep. 2026
Instead there is a young woman with a dismissive smile, and the authority of someone who belongs to the house because she cannot be evicted from its history.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 24 Sep. 2026

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