hard proof
Undeniable factual evidence
Hard proof is evidence that is definitive and difficult to dispute—documentation, physical evidence, or data that establishes something beyond reasonable doubt.
Distinguished from circumstantial evidence or mere suspicion: The police had hard proof he was at the scene.
Without hard proof, the accusations went nowhere.
- evidenceFacts supporting truth
- concreteSolid building mixture
- undeniableImpossible to contradict
- smoking gunIrrefutable proof of wrongdoing
- documentationWritten proof or instructions
body of evidence · testimony · sworn statement · forensic · chain of custody · irrefutable · solid · airtight · open and shut case · damning · material evidence · verification · facts · certainty · confirmation · courtroom · witness · trace
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hard proofspeculation
Unproven theorizing or risky investment
conjecture · hearsay · guesswork · supposition · rumor
hard proofgut feeling
Instinctive sense about something
intuition · hunch · assumption · supposition · hypothesis
hard proofhearsay
Unverified secondhand information
secondhand account · word of mouth · anonymous tip · urban legend · old wives' tale
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