adj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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/ˌɪɹɪˈfjuːtəbəl/
/ˌɪɹəˈfjuːtəbəl/
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rare:/ɪˈɹɛf(j)ətəbəl/
rare:/ɪˈɹɛfjuːtəbəl/
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adj
Meaning 1
undeniable; unable to be disproved or refuted
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: positive
Antonyms: refutable
2
adjective satellite
Meaning 2
impossible to deny or disprove
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
incontrovertible proof of the defendant's innocence
proof positive
an irrefutable argument
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: incontrovertible, positive
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
From Late Latin irrefūtābilis, from ir- (“not”) + refūtābilis (“refutable”), from refūtō (“to refute”) + -bilis (“-able”), equivalent to ir- + refutable.
Across languages
Translations
45 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Armenian:
անհերքելի
(anherkʻeli)
— undeniable, unable to be disproved
Azerbaijani:
təkzibedilməz
— undeniable, unable to be disproved
Belarusian:
неабве́ржны
(njeabvjéržny)
— undeniable, unable to be disproved
Bulgarian:
неоспорим
(neosporim)
— undeniable, unable to be disproved
Catalan:
irrefutable
— undeniable, unable to be disproved
Chinese Mandarin:
無可辯駁的 /无可辩驳的
(wúkěbiànbó de)
— undeniable, unable to be disproved
Chinese Mandarin:
確鑿 /确凿
(quèzáo)
— undeniable, unable to be disproved
Czech:
nevyvratitelný
— undeniable, unable to be disproved
Czech:
nezvratný
— undeniable, unable to be disproved
Danish:
uigendrivelig
— undeniable, unable to be disproved
Dutch:
onweerlegbaar
— undeniable, unable to be disproved
Esperanto:
nerefutebla
— undeniable, unable to be disproved
Finnish:
kiistaton
— undeniable, unable to be disproved
Finnish:
kiistämätön
— undeniable, unable to be disproved
French:
irréfutable
— undeniable, unable to be disproved
French:
irréfragable
— undeniable, unable to be disproved
West-Frisian:
ûnwjerlizber
— undeniable, unable to be disproved
Galician:
irrefutábel
— undeniable, unable to be disproved
Georgian:
უცილობელი
(ucilobeli)
— undeniable, unable to be disproved
Georgian:
უდავო
(udavo)
— undeniable, unable to be disproved
Georgian:
დაურღვეველი
(daurɣveveli)
— undeniable, unable to be disproved
Georgian:
შეუდავებელი
(šeudavebeli)
— undeniable, unable to be disproved
German:
unwiderlegbar
— undeniable, unable to be disproved
Greek:
αδιάψευστος
(adiápsefstos)
— undeniable, unable to be disproved
Hungarian:
megcáfolhatatlan
— undeniable, unable to be disproved
Hungarian:
megdönthetetlen
— undeniable, unable to be disproved
Ido:
nerefutebla
— undeniable, unable to be disproved
Irish:
dobhréagnaithe
— undeniable, unable to be disproved
Italian:
irrefutabile
— undeniable, unable to be disproved
Macedonian:
непобитен
(nepobiten)
— undeniable, unable to be disproved
Macedonian:
несоборлив
(nesoborliv)
— undeniable, unable to be disproved
Manx:
neuarganeagh
— undeniable, unable to be disproved
Norwegian Bokmål:
ubestridelig
— undeniable, unable to be disproved
Norwegian Bokmål:
udiskutabel
— undeniable, unable to be disproved
Norwegian Bokmål:
uomtvistelig
— undeniable, unable to be disproved
Polish:
niepodważalny
— undeniable, unable to be disproved
Portuguese:
irrefutável
— undeniable, unable to be disproved
Russian:
неопровержи́мый
(neoproveržímyj)
— undeniable, unable to be disproved
Russian:
бесспо́рный
(besspórnyj)
— undeniable, unable to be disproved
Russian:
несомне́нный
(nesomnénnyj)
— undeniable, unable to be disproved
Spanish:
irrefutable
— undeniable, unable to be disproved
Spanish:
irrebatible
— undeniable, unable to be disproved
Swedish:
obestridlig
— undeniable, unable to be disproved
Swedish:
ovedersäglig
— undeniable, unable to be disproved
Ukrainian:
незапере́чний
(nezaperéčnyj)
— undeniable, unable to be disproved