What does "unfalsifiable" mean?

A statement or argument that cannot be proven false, but is not necessarily true.

What is a synonym for "unfalsifiable"?

Common synonyms include: incorrigible, unknowable, unscientific argument.

Unfalsifiable

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Definitions

Noun

1
A statement or argument that cannot be proven false, but is not necessarily true.

Adjective

1
Not able to be proven false, but not necessarily true. not-comparable
"Conspiracy theories are designed to be unfalsifiable: every criticism can be dismissed as "whitewashing by the conspirers", and every concerns can be summarized as "part of the greater conspiracy"."

Synonyms

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incorrigible unknowable unscientific argument

Antonyms

All antonyms

falsifiable refutable

Example

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"Conspiracy theories are designed to be unfalsifiable: every criticism can be dismissed as "whitewashing by the conspirers", and every concerns can be summarized as "part of the greater conspiracy"."

Etymology

From un- + falsifiable.

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