as in irrefutable
not capable of being challenged or proved wrong
the prosecutor painstakingly built an irrefragable case
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for irrefragable
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 -
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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By slow degrees, Philip’s story shifts to accommodate the incontrovertible evidence of IP addresses and deciphered cryptography and Lucy struggles to keep up, let alone understand.—
Leslie Felperin,
HollywoodReporter,
15 May 2026
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What is incontrovertible, however, is how indispensable Guimaraes is for Howe and Newcastle.—
Chris Waugh,
New York Times,
8 May 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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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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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
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
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These unanswerable questions tap into some of our most fundamental fears.—
Brianna Zigler,
Entertainment Weekly,
1 June 2026
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The only truly unanswerable question about the play that ended Game 4 was exactly what the officials saw on the ice to call it a goal.—
Chris Johnston,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2026
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“Irrefragable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/irrefragable. Accessed 22 Jun. 2026.
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