ISEE/SSAT Vocabulary BuilderWordsIincontrovertible
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incontrovertible
Meaning: impossible to dispute or deny
incontrovertible in a sentence
How incontrovertible is used in real sentences:
The video provided incontrovertible proof that the painting had been stolen.
The newly discovered records offered incontrovertible evidence of the agreement.
“No single survey could offer incontrovertible proof of a person's hidden belief, because its strength lay precisely in describing groups rather than exposing individuals.”
— from the passage Answers Behind a Screen
Synonyms for incontrovertible
Other words for incontrovertible — indisputable, undeniable and irrefutable — carry the same meaning.
- indisputable
- undeniable
- irrefutable
Antonyms of incontrovertible
Words that mean the opposite of incontrovertible:
- debatable
- questionable
- refutable
Where it comes from
From Latin controversus, meaning 'disputed,' with prefixes meaning 'not' and 'able.'
Word parts
- contra/counter — against, opposite
incontrovertible: in- (not) + contro- (against) + vert (turn) + -ible (able to be)
Memory hook
IN-CONTROVERT-IBLE means 'not able to be controverted,' or argued against.
Practice incontrovertible in the app