conclusive
serving to settle or decide a question; decisive; convincing: conclusive evidence.
tending to terminate; closing.
Origin of conclusive
1Other words for conclusive
1 | definitive, determining |
Other words from conclusive
- con·clu·sive·ly, adverb
- con·clu·sive·ness, noun
- non·con·clu·sive, adjective
- non·con·clu·sive·ly, adverb
- non·con·clu·sive·ness, noun
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How to use conclusive in a sentence
No single survey should be treated as conclusive or even entirely accurate.
Presidential pollsters got it wrong, what are the implications for consumer research? | Greg Sterling | November 6, 2020 | Search Engine LandSEOs would often track post-update ranking shifts and try to figure out what exactly has changed, but there is rarely a conclusive observation.
8 major Google algorithm updates, explained | Sponsored Content: SEO PowerSuite | October 13, 2020 | Search Engine LandThis work “provided conclusive evidence,” said Karlsson Hedestam, that the virus was all that was needed to cause disease.
Trio wins 2020 Nobel for discovery of hepatitis C | Tina Hesman Saey | October 6, 2020 | Science News For StudentsPfizer has said it expects results by the end of October, but analysts who follow the company aren’t so sure it’ll be that soon or whether the results will be conclusive.
How to Tell a Political Stunt From a Real Vaccine | by Caroline Chen, Isaac Arnsdorf and Ryan Gabrielson | September 26, 2020 | ProPublicaWhile some advertisers including Bayern have tested this theory, it’s mainly media agencies searching for conclusive evidence currently.
‘Necessary, but insufficient:’ Advertisers are starting to question the value of low exchange fees | Seb Joseph | September 23, 2020 | Digiday
To be clear: There have been no double-blind or controlled studies that conclusively confirm this hair-loss hypothesis.
Birth Control Made My Hair Fall Out, and I’m Not the Only One | Molly Oswaks | October 14, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTUnfortunately, that question may never be answered conclusively.
We Already Know What Adam Lanza’s Real Motive Was at Sandy Hook | Michael Daly | November 26, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTThere is a widely accepted but never conclusively proven idea that depression is caused by a chemical imbalance in the brain.
America’s Zoloft Problem: A Generation Grows Up With Antidepressants | Cara Spitalewitz | July 15, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTNothing can be conclusively determined without an autopsy and even then we may never know for sure.
I cannot conclusively define the boundaries of a “humanitarian intervention” and neither can anybody else.
Sen. Jim Webb: Congress Must OK Military Intervention | Sen. Jim Webb | May 18, 2012 | THE DAILY BEAST"Marco's" reply conclusively proved his possession of a Christian spirit.
Hope-Jones has proved conclusively that by exercise of the requisite skill it does and so have others who follow in his steps.
The Recent Revolution in Organ Building | George Laing MillerAt the autopsy it was proved conclusively that the bullet inside the Prince was of German origin.
Then he conclusively proves the first impracticable and the second inexpedient.
English: Composition and Literature | W. F. (William Franklin) WebsterThough Jackson's attack was successful, it is not therefore conclusively evident that Lee's plan was wise.
The Boys of '61 | Charles Carleton Coffin.
British Dictionary definitions for conclusive
/ (kənˈkluːsɪv) /
putting an end to doubt; decisive; final
approaching or involving an end or conclusion
Derived forms of conclusive
- conclusively, adverb
- conclusiveness, noun
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