conclusive Definition
con·clu·sive (-siv)
adjective
that settles a question; final; decisive
Etymology: LL conclusivus < pp. of L concludere, conclude
conclusive Related Forms
conclusive Synonyms
conclusive
modif.
conclusive Usage Examples
Modifying Another Word
- fairly: In any event, Matthew is the first gospel for which we have fairly conclusive external evidence.
- pretty: His very bones are pretty conclusive evidence that he died there!
- absolutely: KNOW is too strong a word to use when the evidence is not final and absolutely conclusive.
- necessarily: Neither were the duration of the agency nor the agent's performance necessarily conclusive.
- entirely: As you can see the evidence was not entirely conclusive but the trail certainly went " right to the top " .
- yet: Vitamin E and selenium supplements may prevent prostate cancer, although the evidence is not yet conclusive.
Preposition: for
purpose: The fact that a payment is made under contractual arrangements is not of itself conclusive for taxation purposes in this context.
Adjective complement with noun phrase
find: Yet at more than 110 sites checked so far they have found nothing conclusive.
Modifies a noun
- answerwe: Effect of prwora the sample in conclusive answerwe thank private care.
- proof: There is no conclusive proof to support either view.
- evidence: The minute book will be conclusive evidence of the result of the vote.
- victory: This was then followed by a conclusive victory over the Navy, giving the RAF the weapon victory.
- answer: Yet there is still no conclusive answer to the question of why someone is left-handed.
- diagnosis: These capabilities give doctors the tools to make much more conclusive diagnoses without subjecting the patient to extensive procedures.
Used with adjective complement
- seem: It now seems fairly conclusive that the advent of iTunes 4.9 has had an impact!
- prove: I doubt if the evidence will prove conclusive in all respects, but perhaps beyond reasonable doubt?
- regard: So the evidence at this point cannot be regarded as conclusive.
- mean: They were all five arrested, but the evidence against them was by no means conclusive.
- consider: The others may sway you in one direction or another but none can be considered conclusive.
- take: However, pharmacological experiments can never be taken as conclusive.
Browse dictionary entries near conclusive
- ‹ conclusion of law
- ‹ conclusion of fact
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- ‹ concluded
- ‹ conclude
- ‹ conclave
- ‹ concision
- ‹ concise
- ‹ concinnity
- ‹ conciliatory
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