irrefutable

[ih-ref-yuh-tuh-buh l, ir-i-fyoo-tuh-buh l] /ɪˈrɛf yə tə bəl, ˌɪr ɪˈfyu tə bəl/

adjective

that cannot be refuted or disproved:

irrefutable logic.

Origin

1610-20; < Late Latin irrefūtābilis. See ir-², refutable

Related forms

irrefutability, irrefutableness, noun

irrefutably, adverb

Synonyms

indisputable, incontrovertible, undeniable.

Examples from the web for irrefutable

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On the contrary, democracy is logically irrefutable.
But each layer is completely established and irrefutable.
Having burrowed into the general consciousness, it is well on the way to becoming irrefutable myth.
She, it seems to me, is the irrefutable counter to my racist commentators.
Few have discovered irrefutable cases of corruption or illegality.
Why the climate is changing is almost irrelevant, the fact that it is changing is irrefutable.
Litigants and defendants often head to court with a wily lawyer or an irrefutable alibi.
Then there is the irrefutable empirical evidence of their value system.
Until of course the irrefutable evidence of pain and suffering became too great to ignore.

British Dictionary definitions for irrefutable

irrefutable

/ɪˈrɛfjʊtəbəl; ˌɪrɪˈfjuːtəbəl/

adjective

impossible to deny or disprove; incontrovertible

Derived Forms

irrefutability, irrefutableness, noun
irrefutably, adverb

Word Origin and History for irrefutable

adj.

1610s, from Latin irrefutabilis "irrefutable," from assimilated form of in- "not, opposite of" (see in- (1)) + refutabilis, from refutare (see refute). Related: Irrefutably; irrefutability.

irrefutable in Technology

The opposite of refutable.