incontrovertible
not able to be denied or disputed
Word origin: From Latin controvertere, to turn against or dispute.
Incontrovertible in a sentence
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The DNA evidence provided incontrovertible proof of his innocence.
The DNA evidence was incontrovertible, leaving the jury no room to doubt the defendant's presence at the scene.
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Critics complained that the documentary's narration was relentlessly blank, hammering home its single thesis so often that viewers felt lectured rather than informed.
Using “incontrovertible” well
Incontrovertible marks a claim or fact as impossible to dispute. It is a near-synonym of irrefutable and contrasts with debatable.
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