conclusive
/kənˈkluːsɪv/ (bre, ipa) · /kənˈkluːsɪv/ (ame, ipa) · /kən-ˈklü-siv -ziv/ (ame, mw)
conclusive — adjective
- conclusivepositive
- more conclusivecomparative
- most conclusivesuperlative
1. so strong or clear-cut that it settles a question for good, leaving no reasonabl
so strong or clear-cut that it settles a question for good, leaving no reasonable basis to doubt the answer.
The DNA results gave the jury conclusive evidence that Otis had been in the apartment.
collocation: conclusive evidence in a legal context
Without a signed contract, the lawyer warned that the email chain alone was not conclusive.
predicative use: be (not) conclusive
Emre wanted one more experiment before calling the lab results conclusive.
Doctors said the brain scan was conclusive proof that Padma had suffered a stroke.
The committee asked Valentina for figures that would be conclusive enough to silence every critic.
- definitive
stronger and more final; suggests no future revision is needed
- decisive
emphasises settling a contest or choice, not just proving a fact
- irrefutable
highlights that no counter-argument is possible; very formal
- compelling
weaker — strongly persuasive but stops short of removing all doubt
- inconclusive
directly opposite — leaves the question still open
- ambiguous
open to more than one interpretation rather than simply unsettled
文法句型
conclusive evidence/proof
conclusive that-clause
用法筆記
Most often used of evidence, proof, or test results in legal, scientific, or investigative contexts; the noun phrase is typically 'conclusive evidence/proof/result/answer'.