as in irrefutable
not capable of being challenged or proved wrong
incontrovertible facts that left the jury with no choice but to convict
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Recent Examples of incontrovertible
His frequent victory laps are rarely accompanied by such incontrovertible and public proof of the news being fake.
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Newsweek Staff, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Nov. 2025
Above all, the film captures the ravages and awe of time, on the actors’ faces and bodies, or on the sun suddenly peaking out above a dawn Mediterranean sea horizon, the real world, manifest in a scene of incontrovertible wonder.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 24 Oct. 2025
The Senate’s authority to confirm or deny the president’s nominees is incontrovertible.
—James B. Speta, Twin Cities, 16 Sep. 2025
The economic case is incontrovertible.
—Priya Oberoi, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
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Newsweek Staff, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Nov. 2025
Above all, the film captures the ravages and awe of time, on the actors’ faces and bodies, or on the sun suddenly peaking out above a dawn Mediterranean sea horizon, the real world, manifest in a scene of incontrovertible wonder.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 24 Oct. 2025
The Senate’s authority to confirm or deny the president’s nominees is incontrovertible.
—James B. Speta, Twin Cities, 16 Sep. 2025
The economic case is incontrovertible.
—Priya Oberoi, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for incontrovertible
Adjective
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Organizations that embed deep, scientific inquiry into their commercial DNA can not only disrupt existing markets but also engineer entirely new ones based on the irrefutable laws of physics.—
Alexandra Vidyuk,
Forbes.com,
12 June 2026
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For the Delfonts, who use a tape-recorder to capture this desperate plea, Leonora’s words serve as irrefutable proof that an academic career has failed to compensate for the absence of a husband and child.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
9 June 2026
Adjective
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The second was indisputable brilliance.—
Michael Cox,
New York Times,
3 June 2026
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The most telling detail about the vintage Heuer Monaco leading Sotheby’s Important Watches Auction in New York on June 15 speaks to the watch’s indisputable authenticity.—
Victoria Gomelsky,
Robb Report,
1 June 2026
Adjective
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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
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Many experts also remained in denial until evidence of Covid’s lethality and transmissibility became incontestable.—
David Blumenthal,
STAT,
24 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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There’s no conclusive evidence of alien life or government cover-ups.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
12 June 2026
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However, a three-judge panel selected by the executive committee for a legal assessment of the findings found that the investigation was not conclusive enough.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
9 June 2026
Adjective
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Despite his undeniable talent and 1,048 receiving yards, his ranking plummeted from WR2 to WR5.—
Steve Bradshaw,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2026
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But unlike its 1,139 hp Valkyrie stablemate—street-legal, yet all motorsport manners—this carbon-fiber chameleon is an undeniable track star that also offers revelatory driving refinement on the road, setting a standard much the way Aston’s iconic DB5 once did in its own era.—
Bryan Hood,
Robb Report,
17 June 2026
Adjective
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That must be the unquestionable goal for next season.—
Nnamdi Onyeagwara,
New York Times,
27 May 2026
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Nonetheless, its power is unquestionable.—
Maximilíano Durón,
ARTnews.com,
22 May 2026
Adjective
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As a result, mathematical truths do not make up a unified whole of equally indubitable truths; instead, their status as knowledge varies gradually from doubtless facts to increasingly uncertain hypotheses.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
18 May 2026
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The second route, and the route that makes indubitable sense, entails using the techniques and methods of psychology to gauge the performance of AI.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
15 Apr. 2026
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But in terms of execution, control, and unarguable results?—
Scott Gilbertson Matthew Korfhage,
Wired News,
19 Sep. 2025
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But the unarguable fact is that the federal government would be providing less money to pay for health care for the roughly 72 million Americans on Medicaid.—
Nicholas Kristof,
The Mercury News,
11 Mar. 2025
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“Incontrovertible.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/incontrovertible. Accessed 20 Jun. 2026.
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