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incontrovertible

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in·con·tro·vert·i·ble  (n-kntr-vûrt-bl, nkn-)
adj.
Impossible to dispute; unquestionable: incontrovertible proof of the defendant's innocence.
in·contro·verti·bili·ty, in·contro·verti·ble·ness n.
in·contro·verti·bly adv.
incontrovertible [ˌɪnkɒntrəˈvɜːtəbəl ɪnˌkɒn-]
adj
incapable of being contradicted or disputed; undeniable
incontrovertibility , incontrovertibleness n
incontrovertibly  adv
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.incontrovertible - impossible to deny or disprove; "incontrovertible proof of the defendant's innocence"; "proof positive"; "an irrefutable argument"
irrefutable, positive
undeniable - not possible to deny
2.incontrovertible - necessarily or demonstrably true; "demonstrable truths"
demonstrable
incontestable, incontestible - incapable of being contested or disputed
incontrovertible
adjective indisputable, sure, certain, established, positive, undeniable, irrefutable, unquestionable, unshakable, beyond dispute, incontestable, indubitable incontrovertible evidence that the government is violating the agreement
Translations
incontrovertible [ɪnˌkɒntrəˈvɜːtəbl] ADJ [fact, evidence] → incontrovertible
incontrovertible [ɪnˌkɒntrəˈvɜːrtəbəl] adj → irréfutable
incontrovertible
adj → unbestreitbar, unwiderlegbar; evidence → unwiderlegbar; argument → unanfechtbar
incontrovertible [ɪnˌkɒntrəˈvɜːtəbl] adj → incontrovertibile
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I have looked at the question in all its bearings, I have resolutely attacked it, and by incontrovertible calculations I find that a projectile endowed with an initial velocity of 12,000 yards per second, and aimed at the moon, must necessarily reach it.
From The Earth To The Moon by Verne, Jules View in context
However that may be, it is an incontrovertible fact that the things which in virtue of these qualities are said to be what they are vary in the degree in which they possess them; for one man is said to be better versed in grammar, or more healthy or just, than another, and so on.
The Categories by Aristotle View in context
Himself a live thing, solid and substantial, possessed of weight and dimension, a reality incontrovertible, he moved through the space and place of being, concrete, hard, quick, convincing, an absoluteness of something surrounded by the shades and shadows of the fluxing phantasmagoria of nothing.
Jerry of the Islands by London, Jack View in context
 
 
 
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