INCONTROVERTIBLE Synonyms: 57 Similar and Opposite Words

incontrovertible

adjective

(ˌ)in-ˌkän-trə-ˈvər-tə-bəl

Definition of incontrovertible

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 The feeling of well-being is tangible, and incontrovertible. — Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Jan. 2026 Acknowledging his record of dishonesty, prosecutors called him at the very end to act as a tour guide of incontrovertible physical evidence. — Molly Crane-Newman, Boston Herald, 19 Jan. 2026 Beauty’s at-times reluctance to embrace TikTok Shop as a channel mirrors the industry’s longtime disinclination toward Amazon, an attitude that has shifted in recent years as the e-commerce giant’s beauty business has grown at an incontrovertible clip. — Noor Lobad, Footwear News, 11 Nov. 2025 His frequent victory laps are rarely accompanied by such incontrovertible and public proof of the news being fake. — Newsweek Staff, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for incontrovertible

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Adjective

What was once fixed and irrefutable no longer applied, leaving room for dissonance and inquiry.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Sep. 2026
There's no objective, irrefutable way to connect the dots today.

— Diana Olick, CNBC, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of irrefutable

Adjective

These are not partisan or risible statements, but indisputable.

— Gerry Shih, Washington Post, 17 Oct. 2026
Much has been made of Winter’s idiosyncratic star power, and as an extremely tall, wet-dog-handsome instrumental virtuoso with a one-of-a-kind voice and just enough self-aware wit and lacerating lyricism to keep it relatable, that’s indisputable.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of indisputable

Adjective

Funnyman, vulgarian, auteur — Mel Brooks’s imprint on American cinema is incontestable yet scandalously undervalued.

— Manohla Dargis, New York Times, 26 June 2026
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

Definition of incontestable

Adjective

But Min’s team still had doubts to address before making any conclusive claims.

— Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 15 Oct. 2026
For Hoffman, the evening’s results were encouraging but not necessarily conclusive, and the extensive use of guarantees should be taken with a grain of salt.

— Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of conclusive

Adjective

The Air Force 1 ’01 Nightmare’s design is an undeniable allusion to the movie’s main antagonist, Pinhead.

— Riley Jones, Footwear News, 20 Oct. 2026
When the Chiefs forced a punt and got the ball back, Mahomes was undeniable in any number of ways.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of undeniable

Adjective

Throughout her career, the fan trust, touring equity and longevity were unquestionable.

— Carl Lamarre, Billboard, 5 Oct. 2026
That was the unquestionable trend that emerged from Milan Fashion Week for spring 2027, and retailers could not get enough of them, praising Prada‘s offer that focused on the singular garment and its versatility.

— Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of unquestionable

Adjective

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
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

Definition of indubitable

Adjective

Yet despite these unarguable facts, the direction of the animation world lately has been decidedly pro-Shrek and anti–French rat.

— Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 26 June 2026
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

Definition of unarguable

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