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ir·ref·u·ta·ble

 (ĭ-rĕf′yə-tə-bəl, ĭr′ĭ-fyo͞o′-)
adj.
Impossible to refute or disprove; incontrovertible: irrefutable arguments; irrefutable evidence of guilt.
ir·ref′u·ta·bil′i·ty n.
ir·ref′u·ta·bly adv.
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irrefutable

(ɪˈrɛfjʊtəbəl; ˌɪrɪˈfjuːtəbəl)
adj
impossible to deny or disprove; incontrovertible
irˌrefutaˈbility, irˈrefutableness n
irˈrefutably adv
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ir•ref•u•ta•ble

(ɪˈrɛf yə tə bəl, ˌɪr ɪˈfyu tə bəl)

adj.
not refutable: incontrovertible: an irrefutable argument.
[1610–20; < Late Latin]
ir•ref`u•ta•bil′i•ty, ir•ref′u•ta•ble•ness, n.
ir•ref′u•ta•bly, adv.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Adj.1.irrefutable - impossible to deny or disprove; "incontrovertible proof of the defendant's innocence"; "proof positive"; "an irrefutable argument"
incontrovertible, positive
undeniable - not possible to deny
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irrefutable

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irrefutable

adjective
Established beyond a doubt:
certain, hard, inarguable, incontestable, incontrovertible, indisputable, indubitable, positive, sure, unassailable, undeniable, undisputable, unquestionable.
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irrefutable

[ˌɪrɪˈfjuːtəbl] ADJ [evidence, argument] → irrefutable
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

irrefutable

[ˌɪrɪˈfjuːtəbəl ɪˈrɛfjʊtəbəl] adj [evidence, statement, argument] → irréfutable
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irrefutable

adj → unwiderlegbar, unbestreitbar
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irrefutable

[ˌɪrɪˈfjuːtəbl] adj → irrefutabile
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