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Another word for conclusive

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Adjective

  1. Determining or having the power to determine an outcome

    See also:

    important

    decide

  2. Serving the function of deciding or settling with finality

    See also:

    decide

  3. Having or arising from authority

    See also:

    true

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Another word for conclusive

Modifier
  1. See also:

    certain

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Sentence Examples

  • The x-rays were conclusive and indicated a bad infection in the lower lobe of one lung.

  • Conclusive evidence, however, has not yet been adduced to prove this point.

  • From the traces of a Roman road between Nantwich and Middlewich, and the various Roman remains that have been found in the neighbourhood, it has been conjectured that Nantwich was a salttown in Roman times, but of this there is no conclusive evidence.

  • In determining fungi no single character must be relied upon as conclusive, but all the characters must be taken together.

  • As to the question of sexual virtue and morality in Japan, grounds for a conclusive verdict are hard to find.

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