as in indisputable
not capable of being challenged or proved wrong
the incontestable statement that every contest has a winner and a loser
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Recent Examples of incontestable
Wrestling McDonogh 72, John Carroll 0: The Eagles downed the Patriots in 13 consecutive matches Tuesday night for an incontestable win.
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Baltimore Sun Staff, Baltimore Sun, 31 Jan. 2024
The slime is uncontested and incontestable.
—Judith Martin, oregonlive, 18 Jan. 2023
What’s incontestable is that you’ve been greatly pained by what happened.
—Kwame Anthony Appiah, New York Times, 17 Mar. 2023
The incontestable quality, originality, and global reach of her music is another.
—Shaun Harper, Forbes, 6 Feb. 2023
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Baltimore Sun Staff, Baltimore Sun, 31 Jan. 2024
The slime is uncontested and incontestable.
—Judith Martin, oregonlive, 18 Jan. 2023
What’s incontestable is that you’ve been greatly pained by what happened.
—Kwame Anthony Appiah, New York Times, 17 Mar. 2023
The incontestable quality, originality, and global reach of her music is another.
—Shaun Harper, Forbes, 6 Feb. 2023
See All Example Sentences for incontestable
Recent Examples of Synonyms for incontestable
Adjective
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Villa’s firepower is indisputable and the risk of going all in in the recent transfer window required their marquee signings to produce.—
Jacob Tanswell,
The Athletic,
23 Feb. 2025
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When more groups of people have a voice, the results are indisputable; better ideas, creative solutions to problems, and objectively better business outcomes.—
Laurel Donnellan,
Forbes,
18 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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For decades, the technical difficulty of editing photographs and videos allowed them to be treated, by most people, as essentially incontrovertible.—
Fergus McIntosh,
The New Yorker,
11 Jan. 2025
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These sexes are not changeable and are grounded in fundamental and incontrovertible reality.—
Chris Gardner,
The Hollywood Reporter,
21 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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No matter where people stand on Schulz’s point of view on comedy, his mark on pop culture with his punch lines has become unquestionable.—
Nate Jackson,
Los Angeles Times,
4 Mar. 2025
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But the evening’s unquestionable highlight featured Primer and Holland joining Guy, daughter Carlise and Guy’s band on stage, drawing the evening to a close shortly after midnight as Guy headed for the merch table.—
Jim Ryan,
Forbes,
28 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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The DeSantis announcement is an indubitable win for Musk.—
Scott Nover,
Quartz,
24 May 2023
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There is all of a sudden one Way of Knowing which presents us with indubitable truths.—
Razib Khan,
Discover Magazine,
13 Dec. 2010
Adjective
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Faced with this irrefutable fact, there are two options: to understand aging as just another stage of life with its consequent physical and mental changes, or to deny it.—
Laura Solla,
Vogue,
1 Jan. 2025
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If irrefutable evidence of Russian malfeasance is found, NATO will have moved another step closer to confronting its adversary.—
Sarah Dean,
CNN,
27 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Although Dugin’s obsession with Nazis is undeniable, there is surprisingly little antisemitism in his writing.—
James Verini,
The New Yorker,
1 Mar. 2025
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His impact on the country music scene has been undeniable, with five No.1 albums and collaborations with Adele, Justin Timberlake, Pink, Dolly Parton, and Taylor Swift.—
Jessica Lynch,
Billboard,
28 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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For instance, the Zantac litigation was lost due to a lack of conclusive evidence.—
Arnold Sotelo,
Forbes,
7 Mar. 2025
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In a new interview with Classic Rock, bassist Geddy Lee and guitarist Alex Lifeson discussed the band’s conclusive world tour, which coincided with drummer Neil Peart‘s failing health.—
Emily Zemler,
Rolling Stone,
7 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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The Lakers have fired coach Darvin Ham after two seasons, both of which had some unarguable successes and both of which ended with the Lakers losing to Denver in the playoffs.—
Dan Woike,
Los Angeles Times,
3 May 2024
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Here, however, is a simple, clear, and unarguable case for taking immediate action.—
Mustafa Suleyman,
Fortune,
5 Sep. 2023
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“Incontestable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/incontestable. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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