Learned borrowing from Late Latin irrefrāgābilis (“irrefragable”) + English -able (suffix forming adjectives with the sense ‘able or fit to be done’). Irrefrāgābilis is derived from Latin ir- (variant of in- (prefix meaning ‘not’)) + refrāgārī + -bilis (suffix forming adjectives indicating a capacity or worth of being acted upon); while refrāgārī is the present active infinitive of refrāgor (“to oppose, resist; to gainsay, thwart”) (further etymology uncertain, possibly from re- (prefix meaning ‘again’) + fragor (“a breaking, shattering; a crash; din, uproar”) (from frangō (“to break, shatter”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰreg- (“to break”))), formed as an antonym of suffrāgōr, the first-person singular present passive indicative of suffrāgō (“to support; to vote for”).

Antonyms

disputable contestable refutable deniable questionable flexible

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Rhymes for irrefragable

able fable cable table arable viable liable stable tenable parable affable amiable

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Frequently asked questions

What is the meaning of irrefragable?

"irrefragable" (adj) means so certainly true that it cannot be argued against.

What is the opposite of irrefragable?

Opposites of "irrefragable" include disputable, contestable, refutable, deniable, questionable, flexible.

What are the different meanings of irrefragable?

"irrefragable" has 3 main meanings: 1. So certainly true that it cannot be argued against; 2. Too strong to be broken, or that must not be broken; 3. (of a person) Very stubborn and unwilling to change their mind.

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