incontrovertible

adjective

(ˌ)in-ˌkän-trə-ˈvər-tə-bəl How to pronounce incontrovertible (audio)
Definition of incontrovertiblenext
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 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 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 See All Example Sentences for incontrovertible
Recent Examples of Synonyms for incontrovertible
  1. irrefutable
  2. indisputable
  3. incontestable
  4. conclusive
  5. undeniable
  6. unquestionable
  7. indubitable
  8. unarguable
Adjective
  • Reporting on the Holocaust tested Grossman’s attention to character, replacing the gray zone of Soviet morality with irrefutable villains and victims.
    — Madeleine Wulfahrt, New Yorker, 8 July 2026
  • 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
Definition of irrefutable
Adjective
  • That indisputable achievement is what these modern Blue Jays are still searching for.
    — Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 20 July 2026
  • Securing the ballot box ensures that our election outcomes are indisputable and that our local representation truly reflects the will of the eligible voters in District 100.
    — Yoni Anijar, Sun Sentinel, 20 July 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
  • The film, the conclusive ending to the three Heartstopper seasons adapted from Alice Oseman’s graphic novel, is set to follow Charlie (Locke) and Nick (Connor)’s biggest relationship hurdle yet.
    — Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 14 July 2026
  • There’s no conclusive answer, and that’s something McElwee will have to live with.
    — Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 10 July 2026
Definition of conclusive
Adjective
  • Nolan's non-linear storytelling and minimal exposition challenge some, yet the visual grandeur and powerful performances, including Anne Hathaway's Penelope and a diverse ensemble, are undeniable.
    — Hannah Abraham, Forbes.com, 18 July 2026
  • Like their close counterparts, mom jeans, these pants have a high waist, a comfortable silhouette, and an undeniable presence.
    — Alex Sales, Glamour, 17 July 2026
Definition of undeniable
Adjective
  • Rockstar has a track record of clustering major beats around its parent company’s reporting dates, and a trailer ahead of that call would give the company’s brass something to point at as a symbol of unquestionable success.
    — Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
  • Cooking a sizzling steak and some blood sausage, the unquestionable togetherness a barbecue brings, is worth as much if not more than hours of video analysis.
    — James Horncastle, New York Times, 14 July 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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