unprovable

adjective

un·​prov·​able ˌən-ˈprü-və-bəl How to pronounce unprovable (audio)
Synonyms of unprovablenext
: unable to be proved : not provable
an unprovable theory
unprovably
ˌən-ˈprü-və-blē How to pronounce unprovable (audio)
adverb

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No working of any system or joy gathered from an unprovable satirical angle. — Sean Joseph Outkick, FOXNews.com, 8 Oct. 2026 Hollywood has long been a petri dish of nasty rumors, and throughout its history, several unproven, or unprovable, salacious stories about movie stars have taken on lives of their own. — Julian Sancton, HollywoodReporter, 17 Sep. 2026 Myth seems to me to be doing something very strong, which is making an unprovable declaration about something. — Quanta Magazine, 17 Sep. 2026 Without that data, the patterns become invisible — or at least, unprovable. — Maia Niguel Hoskin, Forbes.com, 25 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for unprovable

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14th century, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of unprovable was in the 14th century

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unprovable

adjective
un·​prov·​able
ˌən-ˈprü-və-bəl
: not provable

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