irrefutable

adjective ir·re·fut·able \ˌir-i-ˈfyü-tə-bəl; i-ˈre-fyə-tə-, ˌi(r)-\

: not able to be proved wrong : not capable of being refuted

Full Definition of IRREFUTABLE

: impossible to refute : incontrovertible <irrefutable proof>

— ir·re·fut·abil·i·ty \ˌir-i-ˌfyü-tə-ˈbi-lə-tē; i-ˌre-fyə-tə-, ˌi(r)-\ noun

— ir·re·fut·ably \ˌir-i-ˈfyü-tə-blē; i-ˈre-fyə-tə-, ˌi(r)-\ adverb

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Late Latin irrefutabilis, from Latin in- + refutare to refute

First Known Use: 1607

Synonyms: accomplished, certain, inarguable, incontestable, incontrovertible, indisputable, indubitable, irrefragable, positive, sure, unanswerable, unarguable, unchallengeable, undeniable, unquestionable

Antonyms: answerable, arguable, contradictable, controvertible, debatable, disputable, doubtable, moot, negotiable, problematic (also problematical), questionable, refutable

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adjective ir·re·fut·able \ˌir-i-ˈfyü-tə-bəl, i-ˈre-fyə-\

: impossible to prove wrong : indisputable <irrefutable proof>

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