as in indisputable
not capable of being challenged or proved wrong
the incontestable statement that every contest has a winner and a loser
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Recent Examples of incontestable
Second, combining data from different IoT devices revealed incontestable details of Alex Murdaugh’s activities.
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David Sella-Villa, The Conversation, 24 June 2025
The imperatives of tying India’s economic fortunes more closely to the transformations occurring in these regions are therefore incontestable, especially because India already faces strong impediments to translating its natural dominance within South Asia into lasting local hegemony.
—Ashley J. Tellis, Foreign Affairs, 17 June 2025
But the personal drama between them was incontestable.
—Mikal Gilmore, Rolling Stone, 17 Jan. 2025
But for me, the main question isn’t necessarily the badness of the situation, which is incontestable.
—Sean Illing, Vox, 15 Oct. 2024
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David Sella-Villa, The Conversation, 24 June 2025
The imperatives of tying India’s economic fortunes more closely to the transformations occurring in these regions are therefore incontestable, especially because India already faces strong impediments to translating its natural dominance within South Asia into lasting local hegemony.
—Ashley J. Tellis, Foreign Affairs, 17 June 2025
But the personal drama between them was incontestable.
—Mikal Gilmore, Rolling Stone, 17 Jan. 2025
But for me, the main question isn’t necessarily the badness of the situation, which is incontestable.
—Sean Illing, Vox, 15 Oct. 2024
See All Example Sentences for incontestable
Recent Examples of Synonyms for incontestable
Adjective
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But if the choice is politics or ethics, the public interest is indisputable.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
31 Mar. 2026
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For many, including some of the interviewees in Evans’ film, that shaky minute of 16mm footage is the holy grail, indisputable proof that Bigfoot — aka Sasquatch, Yeti, or the Abominable Snowman — walks the earth.—
Sheri Linden,
HollywoodReporter,
12 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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The feeling of well-being is tangible, and incontrovertible.—
Condé Nast Traveler,
Condé Nast Traveler,
22 Jan. 2026
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Beauty’s at-times reluctance to embrace TikTok Shop as a channel mirrors the industry’s longtime disinclination toward Amazon, an attitude that has shifted in recent years as the e-commerce giant’s beauty business has grown at an incontrovertible clip.—
Noor Lobad,
Footwear News,
11 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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Growing tensions While his legacy is unquestionable, his departure from Liverpool is perhaps overdue and, like any relationship, there have been blips.—
Ben Church,
CNN Money,
25 Mar. 2026
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In the eyes of hard-liners, Khamenei stood as the unquestionable authority — below only that of God.—
Lee Keath,
Fortune,
1 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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This Japandi design will look great in your forever home, too, of course, with its light wash wood and indubitable Donald Judd-ness.—
Julia Harrison,
Architectural Digest,
16 Mar. 2026
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In 2025, Rebecca Yarros is that genre’s indubitable champion.—
Rebecca Yarros,
Vulture,
1 Dec. 2025
Adjective
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The evidence is irrefutable — a pile of drool atop a drenched spot on your pillow.—
Sandee LaMotte,
CNN Money,
10 Mar. 2026
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Nefarious actors shape elections without leaving irrefutable evidence of ballot manipulation.—
Andrew Latham,
The Conversation,
3 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Boasting the complete libraries of MCU and Star Wars are undoubted attributes, but continually giving viewers new episodes of both in the same small stretch of time is an undeniable flex.—
Griff Griffin,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Apr. 2026
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The gap between image and reality is now undeniable.—
Kazem Kazerounian,
Hartford Courant,
1 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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The research isn’t conclusive, however.—
Jackie Flynn Mogensen,
Scientific American,
18 Mar. 2026
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The broader data is less conclusive on mental health benefits, said West, perhaps because participants get anxious about the programs ending, coupled with the rising cost of living.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
18 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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But in terms of execution, control, and unarguable results?—
Scott Gilbertson Matthew Korfhage,
Wired News,
19 Sep. 2025
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But the unarguable fact is that the federal government would be providing less money to pay for health care for the roughly 72 million Americans on Medicaid.—
Nicholas Kristof,
The Mercury News,
11 Mar. 2025
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