irrefutable en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- (US) audio
- /ɪˈɹɛfjuːtəbəl/ (rare)
- /ɪˈɹɛf(j)ətəbəl/ (rare)
- (Australia) audio
- /ˌɪɹɪˈfjuːtəbəl/
- /ˌɪɹəˈfjuːtəbəl/
Etymology
From Late Latin irrefūtābilis, from ir- (“not”) + refūtābilis (“refutable”), from refūtō (“to refute”) + -bilis (“-able”), equivalent to ir- + refutable.
Meanings
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undeniable; unable to be disproved or refuted
He had formed his mind by Helvetius, whose system he deemed irrefutable, and in whom alone he had faith.
1845, B[enjamin] Disraeli, Sybil; or The Two Nations. […], volume (please specify |volume=I to III), London: Henry Colburn, […], →OCLC:[…]clear and irrefutable evidence of the Cause I have undertaken
1653, Henry More, An Antidote against Atheisme, or An Appeal to the Natural Faculties of the Minde of Man, whether There Be Not a God, London: […] Roger Daniel, […], →OCLC:I have listened also to the remarks of counsel, with high interest—and especially will I commend the masterly and irrefutable logic of the distinguished gentleman who represents the plaintiff. But gentlemen, let us beware how we allow mere human testimony, human ingenuity in argument and human ideas of equity, to influence us at a moment so solemn as this.
1870–1871 (date written), Mark Twain [pseudonym; Samuel Langhorne Clemens], Roughing It, Hartford, Conn.: American Publishing Company [et al.], published 1872, →OCLC:True, there had been nothing, in his lifetime, viler than this man. She knew it, there was no other fact within her consciousness that she felt to be so certain; and yet, because her persecutor found himself safe and irrefutable in death, he frowned upon his victim, and threw back the blame on her!
1860, Nathaniel Hawthorne, The Marble Faun: Or, The Romance of Monte Beni. […], volume (please specify |volume=I or II), Boston, Mass.: Ticknor and Fields, →OCLC:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most irrefutable | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more irrefutable | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Antonyms
arguable · contradictable · challengeable · refutable · disputable · deniable · refutable
Deriveds
Hypernyms
unfalsifiable · unnullifiable · undisprovable
Relateds
Synonyms
undoubtable · undeniable · unimpeachable · irrebuttable · incontrovertible · undiscutable · positive · incontestable · indubitable · indeniable · unanswerable · indisputable · unrecusable · unrebuttable · unquestionable · unshakable · nondeniable · unassailable · unattackable · inarguable · irrefragable · undisputable · unchallengeable · uncontrovertible · irrecusable · undebatable
Translations (45)
mk непобитен (undeniable, unable to be disproved) · pt irrefutável (undeniable, unable to be disproved) · ka დაურღვეველი (undeniable, unable to be disproved) · ka უდავო (undeniable, unable to be disproved) · cmn 確鑿 /确凿 (undeniable, unable to be disproved) · es irrebatible (undeniable, unable to be disproved) · es irrefutable (undeniable, unable to be disproved) · uk незапере́чний (undeniable, unable to be disproved) · nb uomtvistelig (undeniable, unable to be disproved) · gv neuarganeagh (undeniable, unable to be disproved) · cmn 無可辯駁的 /无可辩驳的 (undeniable, unable to be disproved) · cs nevyvratitelný (undeniable, unable to be disproved) · ru несомне́нный (undeniable, unable to be disproved) · bg неоспорим (undeniable, unable to be disproved) · sv obestridlig (undeniable, unable to be disproved) · sv ovedersäglig (undeniable, unable to be disproved) · eo nerefutebla (undeniable, unable to be disproved) · el αδιάψευστος (undeniable, unable to be disproved) · io nerefutebla (undeniable, unable to be disproved) · hy անհերքելի (undeniable, unable to be disproved) · fr irréfutable (undeniable, unable to be disproved) · fy ûnwjerlizber (undeniable, unable to be disproved) · nl onweerlegbaar (undeniable, unable to be disproved) · az təkzibedilməz (undeniable, unable to be disproved) · mk несоборлив (undeniable, unable to be disproved) · be неабве́ржны (undeniable, unable to be disproved) · nb ubestridelig (undeniable, unable to be disproved) · da uigendrivelig (undeniable, unable to be disproved) · ka შეუდავებელი (undeniable, unable to be disproved) · de unwiderlegbar (undeniable, unable to be disproved) · ru бесспо́рный (undeniable, unable to be disproved) · it irrefutabile (undeniable, unable to be disproved) · fi kiistaton (undeniable, unable to be disproved) · ru неопровержи́мый (undeniable, unable to be disproved) · hu megdönthetetlen (undeniable, unable to be disproved) · pl niepodważalny (undeniable, unable to be disproved) · hu megcáfolhatatlan (undeniable, unable to be disproved) · ga dobhréagnaithe (undeniable, unable to be disproved) · ca irrefutable (undeniable, unable to be disproved) · cs nezvratný (undeniable, unable to be disproved) · ka უცილობელი (undeniable, unable to be disproved) · fi kiistämätön (undeniable, unable to be disproved) · nb udiskutabel (undeniable, unable to be disproved) · fr irréfragable (undeniable, unable to be disproved) · gl irrefutábel (undeniable, unable to be disproved)