incontrovertibility
Beyond all dispute
Incontrovertibility is the quality of being impossible to dispute or deny.
Something with incontrovertibility cannot reasonably be argued against—the evidence is too overwhelming, the logic too airtight: The incontrovertibility of the DNA evidence left no room for doubt.
The word is formal and often appears in legal or academic contexts.
Impossible to argue against
- undeniabilityCannot be disputed
- indisputabilityBeing beyond question
- unimpeachabilityFreedom from valid criticism
- incontestabilityImpossibility of being challenged
unquestionability · invincibility · impregnability · soundness · validity · cogency · conclusiveness
Firm belief, unshakable
- surenessAbsence of uncertainty
- assuranceFirm promise or certainty
- convictionFirmly held belief
- confidenceSelf-assurance or trust
definitiveness · conclusiveness · infallibility · absoluteness · surety · positiveness · decisiveness · finality
Self-evident starting principle
- theoremDemonstrated logical conclusion
- postulateAssumed starting point
- principleFundamental truth or standard
- tautologyRedundant or circular statement
syllogism · deduction · corollary · premise · truism · self-evidence · necessity · entailment
Demonstration of truth
- verificationProving something accurate
- validationConfirming truth or accuracy
- corroborationEvidence confirming another account
- substantiationProof of truth
confirmation · documentation · demonstration · attestation · authentication · testimony · certification · establishment
irrefutability
Impossible to argue against
- undeniabilityCannot be disputed
- indisputabilityBeing beyond question
- unimpeachabilityFreedom from valid criticism
incontestability · unquestionability · invincibility · impregnability · soundness · validity · cogency · conclusiveness
certitude
Firm belief, unshakable
- surenessAbsence of uncertainty
- assuranceFirm promise or certainty
- convictionFirmly held belief
confidence · definitiveness · conclusiveness · infallibility · absoluteness · surety · positiveness · decisiveness · finality · determinacy
axiom
Self-evident starting principle
- theoremDemonstrated logical conclusion
- postulateAssumed starting point
- principleFundamental truth or standard
tautology · syllogism · deduction · corollary · premise · truism · self-evidence · necessity · entailment · derivation
proof
Demonstration of truth
- verificationProving something accurate
- validationConfirming truth or accuracy
- corroborationEvidence confirming another account
substantiation · confirmation · documentation · demonstration · attestation · authentication · testimony · certification · establishment · support
incontrovertibilitydisputability
Capacity for being challenged
debatability · questionability · doubtfulness · dubiousness · contestability
incontrovertibilityfalsifiability
Susceptibility to disproof
contingency · mutability · vulnerability · fragility · tenability
convert, controversy, controversial, convertible, incontrovertible, controvert, uncontroversial, incontrovertibly, controversially