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unverifiable

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

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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adj

Meaning 1

Not capable of being verified, confirmed, checked or proven.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adjective satellite

Meaning 2

(of e.g. evidence) not objective or easily verified

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: unobjective

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English verifiable English unverifiable From un- + verifiable.

Across languages

Translations

17 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Czech: neověřitelný — Not capable of being verified, confirmed, checked or proven
  • Dutch: onnatrekbaar — Not capable of being verified, confirmed, checked or proven
  • Dutch: onverifieerbaar — Not capable of being verified, confirmed, checked or proven
  • Finnish: mahdoton varmistaa — Not capable of being verified, confirmed, checked or proven
  • Finnish: mahdoton tarkistaa — Not capable of being verified, confirmed, checked or proven
  • French: invérifiable — Not capable of being verified, confirmed, checked or proven
  • French: incontrôlable — Not capable of being verified, confirmed, checked or proven
  • Greek: ανεπαλήθευτος (anepalítheftos) — Not capable of being verified, confirmed, checked or proven
  • Hungarian: ellenőrizhetetlen — Not capable of being verified, confirmed, checked or proven
  • Italian: inverificabile — Not capable of being verified, confirmed, checked or proven
  • Italian: inappurabile — Not capable of being verified, confirmed, checked or proven
  • Italian: inaccertabile — Not capable of being verified, confirmed, checked or proven
  • Italian: incontrollabile — Not capable of being verified, confirmed, checked or proven
  • Manx: do-feeraghey — Not capable of being verified, confirmed, checked or proven
  • Polish: nieweryfikowalny — Not capable of being verified, confirmed, checked or proven
  • Romanian: neverificabil — Not capable of being verified, confirmed, checked or proven
  • Spanish: incomprobable — Not capable of being verified, confirmed, checked or proven