Dictionary

incontrovertible en · ADJ

Pronunciation

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• /ˌɪŋ.kɒn.tɹəˈvɜː.təbl̩/ (UK)

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Italic *n̥- Latin in-bor. Middle English in- English in- English controvert Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ibilis Old French -ibleder. Middle English -ible English -ible English controvertible English incontrovertible From in- + controvertible.

Meanings

1. Not capable of being denied, challenged, or disputed; closed to questioning.
   • All said that the incontrovertible evidence that climate change has already arrived—in the form of frighteningly extreme wildfires, drought, storms and floods afflicting every corner of the United States—has helped build political support. 2022 August 7, Coral Davenport, Lisa Friedman, “Five Decades in the Making: Why It Took Congress So Long to Act on Climate”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, archived from the original on 05 Nov 2022:
   • incontrovertible evidence
   • Just now he was wearing a suit of maple-syrup brown with faint but incontrovertible purple stripes. 1921 November 23, Leonard Hatch, “My Heart Leaps Up”, in The Outlook:
   • There is incontrovertible evidence that electrification of itself has great publicity value, but this would be greatly enhanced if the public knew in more detail how it would transform their services. 1960 November, “Talking of Trains: Through a glass darkly”, in Trains Illustrated, page 642:
   • Her statement that dogs are mammals is incontrovertible.

Forms

Antonyms

controvertible

Deriveds

incontrovertibility · incontrovertibly · incontrovertibleness

Relateds

controversy · controvert

Synonyms

unquestionable · indisputable · indisputable · apodictic · inarguable · undeniable · incontestable

Translations (29)

gv neuchaghlaaee (not capable of being denied, challenged, or disputed; closed to questioning) · ro necontroversabil (not capable of being denied, challenged, or disputed; closed to questioning) · uk незапере́чний (not capable of being denied, challenged, or disputed; closed to questioning) · hu tagadhatatlan (not capable of being denied, challenged, or disputed; closed to questioning) · uk неспросто́вний (not capable of being denied, challenged, or disputed; closed to questioning) · ru неопровержи́мый (not capable of being denied, challenged, or disputed; closed to questioning) · da ubestridelig (not capable of being denied, challenged, or disputed; closed to questioning) · de unbestreitbar (not capable of being denied, challenged, or disputed; closed to questioning) · az təkzibedilməz (not capable of being denied, challenged, or disputed; closed to questioning) · hu kétségbevonhatatlan (not capable of being denied, challenged, or disputed; closed to questioning) · fi kiistämätön (not capable of being denied, challenged, or disputed; closed to questioning) · fr irréfutable (not capable of being denied, challenged, or disputed; closed to questioning) · es incontrovertible (not capable of being denied, challenged, or disputed; closed to questioning) · it incontrovertibile (not capable of being denied, challenged, or disputed; closed to questioning) · fr incontestable (not capable of being denied, challenged, or disputed; closed to questioning) · el αδιάσειστος (not capable of being denied, challenged, or disputed; closed to questioning) · ru несомне́нный (not capable of being denied, challenged, or disputed; closed to questioning) · el αναμφισβήτητος (not capable of being denied, challenged, or disputed; closed to questioning) · ga dobhréagnaithe (not capable of being denied, challenged, or disputed; closed to questioning) · pl bezsporny (not capable of being denied, challenged, or disputed; closed to questioning) · fi kiistaton (not capable of being denied, challenged, or disputed; closed to questioning) · ro irefutabil (not capable of being denied, challenged, or disputed; closed to questioning) · be неабве́ржны (not capable of being denied, challenged, or disputed; closed to questioning) · hu vitathatatlan (not capable of being denied, challenged, or disputed; closed to questioning) · gv neureggyrtagh (not capable of being denied, challenged, or disputed; closed to questioning) · es impepinable (not capable of being denied, challenged, or disputed; closed to questioning) · ru неоспори́мый (not capable of being denied, challenged, or disputed; closed to questioning) · fi kieltämätön (not capable of being denied, challenged, or disputed; closed to questioning) · sv obestridlig (not capable of being denied, challenged, or disputed; closed to questioning)