incontrovertible

English

Etymology

From in- +‎ controvertible.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˌɪŋ.kɒn.tɹəˈvɜː.təbl̩/

• Audio (UK):

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Adjective

incontrovertible (comparative more incontrovertible, superlative most incontrovertible)

1. Not capable of being denied, challenged, or disputed; closed to questioning.

   Synonyms: indisputable, undeniable, unquestionable

   Antonym: controvertible

   incontrovertible evidence

   Her statement that dogs are mammals is incontrovertible.

   • 1960 November, “Talking of Trains: Through a glass darkly”, in Trains Illustrated, page 642:

     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.

   • 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:

     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.

Derived terms

• incontrovertibility
• incontrovertibly

 

Related terms

• controversy
• controvert

 

Translations

not capable of being denied, challenged, or disputed; closed to questioning

Belarusian: неабве́ржны (njeabvjéržny) Danish: ubestridelig Finnish: kiistaton (fi), kieltämätön, kiistämätön (fi) French: irréfutable (fr), incontestable (fr) German: unbestreitbar (de) Greek: αναμφισβήτητος (el) (anamfisvítitos), αδιάσειστος (el) (adiáseistos) Hungarian: kétségbevonhatatlan (hu), tagadhatatlan (hu), vitathatatlan (hu) Irish: dobhréagnaithe Italian: incontrovertibile (it) Manx: neuchaghlaaee, neureggyrtagh Polish: bezsporny (pl) Romanian: irefutabil (ro) m, necontroversabil m (rare) Russian: неопровержи́мый (ru) (neoproveržímyj), неоспори́мый (ru) (neosporímyj), несомне́нный (ru) (nesomnénnyj) Spanish: impepinable Swedish: obestridlig (sv) Ukrainian: неспросто́вний (nesprostóvnyj), незапере́чний (nezaperéčnyj)

Spanish

Etymology

From in- +‎ controvertible.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /inkontɾobeɾˈtible/ [ĩŋ.kõn̪.t̪ɾo.β̞eɾˈt̪i.β̞le]
• Rhymes: -ible
• Syllabification: in‧con‧tro‧ver‧ti‧ble

Adjective

incontrovertible m or f (masculine and feminine plural incontrovertibles)

1. undisputable
   • 2015 July 18, “De los Ríos en el país de los soviets”, in El País‎:

     Tras los dogmas incontrovertibles del nuevo régimen advierte no obstante, sagazmente, el influjo de la ortodoxia religiosa bizantina: el viejo credo de un solo poder y una sola fe.

     Behind the undisputable dogmas of the new regime, however, he shrewdly notes the influence of Byzantine religious orthodoxy: the old creed of one power and one faith.

Derived terms

• incontrovertiblemente

 

Further reading

• “incontrovertible”, in Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy, 2023 November 28