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unfalsifiable

adj · noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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adj

Meaning 1

Not able to be proven false, but not necessarily true.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Examples

  • Conspiracy theories are designed to be unfalsifiable: every criticism can be dismissed as "whitewashing by the conspirers", and every concerns can be summarized as "part of the greater conspiracy".

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: falsifiable

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noun

Meaning 2

A statement or argument that cannot be proven false, but is not necessarily true.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English un- English falsify Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-dhlom Proto-Indo-European *-dhlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English falsifiable English unfalsifiable From un- + falsifiable.