ir·ref·u·ta·ble

[ih-ref-yuh-tuh-buhl, ir-i-fyoo-tuh-buhl]
adjective
that cannot be refuted or disproved: irrefutable logic.
Origin:
1610–20; < Late Latin irrefūtābilis. See ir-2, refutable

Related forms
ir·ref·u·ta·bil·i·ty, ir·ref·u·ta·ble·ness, noun
ir·ref·u·ta·bly, adverb

Synonyms
indisputable, incontrovertible, undeniable.
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irrefutable (ɪˈrɛfjʊtəbəl, ˌɪrɪˈfjuːtəbəl) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
—adj
impossible to deny or disprove; incontrovertible
 
irrefuta'bility
 
—n
 
ir'refutableness
 
—n
 
ir'refutably
 
—adv

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Word Origin & History

irrefutable
1620, from L. irrefutabilis, from in- "not" + refutabilis (see refute).
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Computing Dictionary

irrefutable definition


The opposite of refutable.

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Example sentences
Why the climate is changing is almost irrelevant, the fact that it is changing
  is irrefutable.
At this point, the fact that finance workers are way overpaid is irrefutable.
The data, the chemistry, and the experiments to prove this are irrefutable.
Having burrowed into the general consciousness, it is well on the way to
  becoming irrefutable myth.
Related Words
certain
cogency
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