provable

adjective

ˈprü-və-bəl How to pronounce provable (audio)
Definition of provablenext
as in verifiable
capable of being proven as true or real the police have more than enough evidence to build a provable case against the accused

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Recent Examples of provable The legal system operates on facts, statutory elements, and provable evidence, not public sentiment or emotional interpretation. — Lauryn Overhultz, FOXNews.com, 20 Apr. 2026 Like scientific materialism, romantic idealism does not have a solid foundation in any provable universal truth. — Christopher Beha, New Yorker, 14 Feb. 2026 Sorry, peanut gallery, but that’s not provable. — Steve Buckley, New York Times, 28 Jan. 2026 Federal prosecutors instead argued that the informant’s help amounted to little more than context to an otherwise provable case. — Jakob Rodgers, Mercury News, 16 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for provable
Recent Examples of Synonyms for provable
  1. verifiable
  2. demonstrable
  3. confirmable
  4. supportable
  5. empirical
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  • Counties investigate these cases, and officials acknowledge that fraud exists, but neither the state nor local property appraisers publish verifiable statewide fraud statistics.
    — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 5 July 2026
  • When deployed as a supporting layer, DLT can introduce a verifiable record that strengthens traceability across systems that were not originally designed to work together.
    — Maghnus Mareneck, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
Definition of verifiable
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  • America has witnessed a proliferation of voting rights groups with sound justification and demonstrable results, but there comes a point when there may be too much of a good thing.
    — Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Time, 28 June 2026
  • Translate each core value into demonstrable behaviors, hiring criteria, decision-making frameworks and performance expectations.
    — Amanda Pascale, Forbes.com, 25 June 2026
Definition of demonstrable
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  • Cekada is only the third person to be confirmed to lead the agency since the director's position was made confirmable in 2006.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 3 May 2026
  • Cekada is only the third person to be confirmed to lead the agency since the director’s position was made confirmable in 2006.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 29 Apr. 2026
Definition of confirmable
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  • The output has to be supportable, reviewable and grounded in information that can actually survive scrutiny later.
    — Arun Ramakrishnan, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
  • Claims about artificial intelligence must be technically accurate, operationally supportable, and consistent with the company’s financial results.
    — Perrie M. Weiner, Fortune, 23 Apr. 2026
Definition of supportable
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  • While there have been many lawsuits and much news reporting, there has been little empirical research testing whether a concentration in treatment centers are tied to a significant increase in overdoses in the area, the report said.
    — Teri Sforza, Oc Register, 5 July 2026
  • The surge also did considerable damage to the buildings within the surge zone, 85% of which were residential buildings, according to New York University's Furman Center, an empirical research institution.
    — Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 4 July 2026
Definition of empirical

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“Provable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/provable. Accessed 10 Jul. 2026.

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