"incontrovertible" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˌɪŋ.kɒn.tɹəˈvɜː.təbl̩/ [UK] Audio: En-uk-incontrovertible.ogg [UK] Forms: more incontrovertible [comparative], most incontrovertible [superlative]
Etymology: in- + controvertible Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|in|controvertible}} in- + controvertible Head templates: {{en-adj}} incontrovertible (comparative more incontrovertible, superlative most incontrovertible)
  1. Not capable of being denied, challenged, or disputed; closed to questioning. Synonyms: indisputable, undeniable, unquestionable Derived forms: incontrovertibility, incontrovertibly Related terms: controversy, controvert Translations (not capable of being denied, challenged, or disputed; closed to questioning): неабве́ржны (njeabvjéržny) (Belarusian), ubestridelig (Danish), kiistaton (Finnish), kieltämätön (Finnish), kiistämätön (Finnish), irréfutable (French), incontestable (French), unbestreitbar (German), αναμφισβήτητος (anamfisvítitos) (Greek), αδιάσειστος (adiáseistos) (Greek), kétségbevonhatatlan (Hungarian), tagadhatatlan (Hungarian), vitathatatlan (Hungarian), dobhréagnaithe (Irish), incontrovertibile (Italian), neuchaghlaaee (Manx), neureggyrtagh (Manx), bezsporny (Polish), irefutabil [masculine] (Romanian), necontroversabil [masculine, rare] (Romanian), неопровержи́мый (neoproveržímyj) (Russian), неоспори́мый (neosporímyj) (Russian), несомне́нный (nesomnénnyj) (Russian), impepinable (Spanish), obestridlig (Swedish), неспросто́вний (nesprostóvnyj) (Ukrainian), незапере́чний (nezaperéčnyj) (Ukrainian)

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