as in incontrovertible
not capable of being challenged or proved wrong
the irrefutable reply of "Because I like it!"
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Recent Examples of irrefutable
Hence, the population loss was bandied about Red America as irrefutable evidence of the blue state’s social collapse, its moral rot and the failings of its left-leaning political leadership.
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Mark Z. Barabak, The Mercury News, 21 Jan. 2025
That seems like an obvious assertion and nearly irrefutable.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
The effectiveness of this technology is irrefutable.
—John Seng, Baltimore Sun, 1 Apr. 2025
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
See All Example Sentences for irrefutable
Mark Z. Barabak, The Mercury News, 21 Jan. 2025
That seems like an obvious assertion and nearly irrefutable.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
The effectiveness of this technology is irrefutable.
—John Seng, Baltimore Sun, 1 Apr. 2025
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
See All Example Sentences for irrefutable
Recent Examples of Synonyms for irrefutable
Adjective
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These sexes are not changeable and are grounded in fundamental and incontrovertible reality.—
Paul Du Quenoy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Mar. 2025
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When senators read from their self-aggrandizing scripts, the resemblance to play actors is incontrovertible.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
20 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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The politicization of our military is now indisputable.—
Daniel R. Depetris,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Apr. 2025
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Toner does have one indisputable plus on his resume.—
Howie Carr,
Boston Herald,
22 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Buffalo Bills: Kenneth Grant, DT, Michigan Grant’s talent (at 6-4, 331) is undeniable, but almost nothing about his game is consistent.—
Nick Baumgardner,
New York Times,
7 Apr. 2025
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Cantlay’s talent is undeniable, but he’s struggled to turn that talent into success in the sport’s biggest events.—
Bennett Conlin,
Baltimore Sun,
7 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Both the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the National Institutes of Health concur that there is conclusive evidence that alcohol causes several types of cancer.—
Pranoti Mandrekar,
The Conversation,
7 Apr. 2025
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Anecdotes from such sources are, of course, far from conclusive.—
Miles Klee,
Rolling Stone,
8 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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There was was no wind-gauge for that meet at Lake Minneola to certify the time but his speed is unquestionable.—
Buddy Collings,
The Orlando Sentinel,
1 Apr. 2025
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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
Adjective
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But the personal drama between them was incontestable.—
Mikal Gilmore,
Rolling Stone,
17 Jan. 2025
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But for me, the main question isn’t necessarily the badness of the situation, which is incontestable.—
Sean Illing,
Vox,
15 Oct. 2024
Adjective
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But the unarguable fact is that the federal government would be providing less money to pay for health care for the roughly 72 million Americans on Medicaid.—
Nicholas Kristof,
The Mercury News,
11 Mar. 2025
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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
Adjective
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The DeSantis announcement is an indubitable win for Musk.—
Scott Nover,
Quartz,
24 May 2023
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These key facts are essentially indubitable.—
David Harsanyi,
National Review,
16 Mar. 2023
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“Irrefutable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/irrefutable. Accessed 19 Apr. 2025.
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