adj ·6 syllables ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Adjective

1. 1
   Not capable of being denied, challenged, or disputed; closed to questioning.

   "incontrovertible evidence"

Adjective

1. 1
   necessarily or demonstrably true wordnet
2. 2
   impossible to deny or disprove wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

incontestableindisputableirrefutablehardabsoluteactual

Antonyms

All antonyms

controversialcontrovertible

Example

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"The truth is incontrovertible. Panic may resent it, ignorance may deride it, malice may distort it, but there it is."

Etymology

From in- + controvertible.

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