Incontrovertible
adjective
Something that is true and cannot be disagreed with or denied.
These documents provide incontrovertible proof that she was involved in the crime.
Often appears as...
- incontrovertible proof
- incontrovertible evidence
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Formal
Academic
adjective
Something that is so clear or obvious that it cannot be argued against.
The issue is based on incontrovertible scientific facts.
Often appears as...
- incontrovertible truth
- incontrovertible science
Usage tips
Formal
Scientific
adjective
Something that is true and cannot be disagreed with or denied.
These documents provide incontrovertible proof that she was involved in the crime.
Often appears as...
- incontrovertible proof
- incontrovertible evidence
Usage tips
Formal
Academic
adjective
Something that is so clear or obvious that it cannot be argued against.
The issue is based on incontrovertible scientific facts.
Often appears as...
- incontrovertible truth
- incontrovertible science
Usage tips
Formal
Scientific
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Pro Tip 1/3Legal Implications
Used to assert facts in legal arguments where evidence is clear.
His fingerprints on the weapon are incontrovertible, proving his guilt beyond doubt.
Pro Tip 2/3Beyond Dispute
Highlights something as an absolute certainty, leaving no room for debate.
Her academic record is incontrovertible, making her the top candidate.
Pro Tip 3/3Emphasis on Truth
Used to emphasize that something is unquestionably true.
The benefits of regular exercise are incontrovertible.
Pro Tip 1/3Legal Implications
Used to assert facts in legal arguments where evidence is clear.
His fingerprints on the weapon are incontrovertible, proving his guilt beyond doubt.
Pro Tip 2/3Beyond Dispute
Highlights something as an absolute certainty, leaving no room for debate.
Her academic record is incontrovertible, making her the top candidate.
Pro Tip 3/3Emphasis on Truth
Used to emphasize that something is unquestionably true.
The benefits of regular exercise are incontrovertible.
Pro Tip 1/3Legal Implications
Used to assert facts in legal arguments where evidence is clear.
His fingerprints on the weapon are incontrovertible, proving his guilt beyond doubt.
Pro Tip 2/3Beyond Dispute
Highlights something as an absolute certainty, leaving no room for debate.
Her academic record is incontrovertible, making her the top candidate.
Pro Tip 3/3Emphasis on Truth
Used to emphasize that something is unquestionably true.
The benefits of regular exercise are incontrovertible.
Compare with
absolutecompelconclusivedecisiveindisputableirrefutablequestionableundeniable
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We can solve big...
much or they come too quickly or they are unbearable to contemplate but in the case of CFCs we were able to act why well first although the science was incredibly complicated it was incontrovertible the impact of CFCs was
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and says to his colleagues, "This evidence is incontrovertible. If we don't supply vitamins to the prisoners, it's a war crime." And the next morning,
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We can solve big...
much or they come too quickly or they are unbearable to contemplate but in the case of CFCs we were able to act why well first although the science was incredibly complicated it was incontrovertible the impact of CFCs was
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Tim Harford: Trial,...
and says to his colleagues, "This evidence is incontrovertible. If we don't supply vitamins to the prisoners, it's a war crime." And the next morning,
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Bjorn Lomborg
Danish Scientist
It seems incontrovertible to me that there is a global warming effect and that it is going to be serious, probably not in the amount of, say, six degrees warming, but it's likely that we'll get two to three degrees warming and that will be serious enough.
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Paul Fleischman
American Writer
Warming is incontrovertible, so in general, you're going to have more droughts, more fires. So I think events like that are the best thing that could happen for righting our ship and getting us on a safer course.
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Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
Russian Author
Literature transmits incontrovertible condensed experience... from generation to generation. In this way literature becomes the living memory of a nation.
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Hans Jonas
German Philosopher
Our duties and responsibilities as human beings must be shown to be so incontrovertible that even atheists must recognize them. There are ultimate taboos.
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John O'Keefe
American Scientist
It is an incontrovertible fact that if we want to make progress in basic areas of medicine and biology, we are going to have to use animals.
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Maya Angelou
American Poet
It is a no-fail, incontrovertible reality: If you get, give. If you learn, teach. You can't do anything with that except do it.
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Stephen Pagliuca
American Businessman
To me it's incontrovertible that investment in people, investment in business, creates jobs; they don't destroy jobs.
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Winston Churchill
British Statesman
The truth is incontrovertible. Malice may attack it, ignorance may deride it, but in the end, there it is.
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Ivar Giaever
Norwegian Physicist
Incontrovertible' is not a scientific word. Nothing is incontrovertible in science.
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Elisabeth Kubler-Ross
American Psychologist
The only incontrovertible fact of my work is the importance of life.
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Bjorn Lomborg
Danish Scientist
It seems incontrovertible to me that there is a global warming effect and that it is going to be serious, probably not in the amount of, say, six degrees warming, but it's likely that we'll get two to three degrees warming and that will be serious enough.
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Paul Fleischman
American Writer
Warming is incontrovertible, so in general, you're going to have more droughts, more fires. So I think events like that are the best thing that could happen for righting our ship and getting us on a safer course.
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Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
Russian Author
Literature transmits incontrovertible condensed experience... from generation to generation. In this way literature becomes the living memory of a nation.
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Hans Jonas
German Philosopher
Our duties and responsibilities as human beings must be shown to be so incontrovertible that even atheists must recognize them. There are ultimate taboos.
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John O'Keefe
American Scientist
It is an incontrovertible fact that if we want to make progress in basic areas of medicine and biology, we are going to have to use animals.
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Maya Angelou
American Poet
It is a no-fail, incontrovertible reality: If you get, give. If you learn, teach. You can't do anything with that except do it.
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Stephen Pagliuca
American Businessman
To me it's incontrovertible that investment in people, investment in business, creates jobs; they don't destroy jobs.
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Winston Churchill
British Statesman
The truth is incontrovertible. Malice may attack it, ignorance may deride it, but in the end, there it is.
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Ivar Giaever
Norwegian Physicist
Incontrovertible' is not a scientific word. Nothing is incontrovertible in science.
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Elisabeth Kubler-Ross
American Psychologist
The only incontrovertible fact of my work is the importance of life.
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