What's the difference between irrefutable and undeniable?

Irrefutable


Definition:

  • (a.) Incapable of being refuted or disproved; indisputable.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) TV thrillers offer the forensic promise that a crime will always be solved, and a random-stop DNA swab can irrefutably convict an unsuspected murderer.
  • (2) "If it is irrefutably proven that the blood of innocent Muslims is spilled by the negligence of mujahideen then a penalty should be implemented in accordance with sharia," the statement said.
  • (3) It has been the experience of major urban EMS systems that field participation by physicians has lent irrefutable credibility to the authority of medical directors.
  • (4) In Professor Barnes’s report we now have irrefutable evidence that cannabis is an effective medicine for very large numbers of people,” Meacher told the Guardian.
  • (5) Sex-reversal of these individuals has been irrefutably demonstrated through genetic, cytogenetic, enzymatic and immunological studies.
  • (6) What last year’s revelations showed us was irrefutable evidence that unencrypted communications on the internet are no longer safe.
  • (7) Phyllis Dorothy James was born in Oxford in 1920 – a year that's doubly celebrated by crime aficionados, since it also heralded the dawning of the Golden Age of detective fiction , that interwar flowering of intricately plotted mysteries, in which the preternaturally shrewd detective is invited to pick his way through a liberal scattering of clues and red herrings, before confronting reader and murderer with his irrefutable conclusions in the final pages.
  • (8) Carcinogen-DNA adduct formation, presumed to constitute tumorigenic initiation, provides irrefutable evidence of exposure and some indication of biologically effective dose to target tissues.
  • (9) What is denied most sharply invariably turns out to be irrefutably true.
  • (10) "What last year's revelations showed us was irrefutable evidence that unencrypted communications on the internet are no longer safe.
  • (11) Clearly this World Cup has elevated this discussion to a level that can no longer be ignored and the facts are irrefutable.” Orsatti said Fifpro wants an “independently managed sideline concussion protocol”, pointing to the growing body of evidence that supports this and the experiences of other sports, in particular the NFL in the US.
  • (12) He asked the Russian authorities to “either release [Sentsov] or try him only for what you can prove irrefutably”.
  • (13) But there is at least a strong argument to make, if not an irrefutable one, that the Swedish government is able to offer precisely the guarantee that both Assange and Ecuadorean authorities have sought in order to enable him immediately to travel to Sweden to face the sex assault allegations against him.
  • (14) The influence of Sydenham's medicine can be seen in the following areas of Locke's philosophy: his "plain historical method"; the emphasis on observation and sensory experience instead of seeking the essence of things; the rejection of hypotheses and principles; the refusal of research into final causes and inner mechanisms; the ideal of irrefutable evidence and skepticism on the possibilities of certainty in science.
  • (15) New statutes concerning brain death imply that irrefutable technical evidence is readily available to diagnose brain death, that brain death is as valid a sign of death as any former criteria, and that in certain situtations brain death must be used to pronounce death.
  • (16) To argue anything else is to make a mockery of the legal system in general and the concept (and irrefutable value) of prisoner rehabilitation in particular.
  • (17) Because, while I could put forward a decent argument on why Duncan Smith is not a great conceiver, I can put forward an irrefutable one that he is a hopeless implementer.
  • (18) The prosecution submitted that the evidence irrefutably proved the case against the accused but the suspects pleaded not guilty, claiming they had been framed by police.
  • (19) The failure of Trigynon cannot be irrefutable ascribed to minocycline as unintended pregnancy also occurs while using OCs without antibiotics.
  • (20) The evidence that mass loss in Greenland and west Antarctica has been accelerating since the early 1990s is irrefutable.

Undeniable


Definition:

  • (a.) Not deniable; incapable of denial; palpably true; indisputable; obvious; as, undeniable evidence.
  • (a.) Unobjectionable; unquestionably excellent; as, a person of undeniable connections.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) The London Olympics delivered its undeniable panache by throwing a large amount of money at a small number of people who were set a simple goal.
  • (2) As always he sounded as if he believed every single word but, despite rightful grievances about the latest incident, if his team are suffering from a reputation, then a good part of that, undeniably, is of their own making.
  • (3) This week has exposed the indefensibility of weapons sales so clearly that the need for a suspension seems undeniable, except to the government.
  • (4) It is undeniable that the #OccupyParliament demonstrations have heralded a new age of activism.
  • (5) The intricate wood carving, the elegant furniture, the panelled walls, the grand entrance hall and the cantilevered stairs are undeniably impressive.
  • (6) However, it is undeniably the case that these implants are made up of non-medical grade silicone and therefore should not have been implanted … in the first place.
  • (7) But it's also undeniable that Indians who grew up in the 80s and 90s have been in many ways morally and imaginatively conservative: they are the context, for instance, in which wish-fulfilling skin lighteners like Fair & Lovely have flourished.
  • (8) But the validity of the criminal bar's case is undeniable.
  • (9) Elevated uric acid levels would therefore be undeniably helpful in selecting the form of treatment.
  • (10) However, in colorectal randomized studies, the presence of "withdrawn" group for which the stapler was the only technically possible alternative, provides undeniable proof that this technique is an indispensable adjunct in modern digestive surgery.
  • (11) Some authors attribute psychogenic causes for depression associated with the pill, such as temporary castration, instant sexual liberation, or womens' undeniable maternal instinct.
  • (12) The prophets of doom will undeniably be proved right in the long run unless their basic assumptions are nullified by concrete acts, and soon.
  • (13) We can disagree about whether the EU has been a socialist or capitalist influence – too much red tape or too much free market dogma, too much statist meddling or too much restriction on government deficits – but it is undeniable that it wields that influence without asking the people.
  • (14) "Undeniably, our young population represents the future of our country," says Nahimana.
  • (15) Tom Malinowski, a former member of President Bill Clinton's national security staff and now Washington director of Human Rights Watch, said Washington acted in the face of what it regarded as undeniable evidence.
  • (16) Consultation is undeniably difficult in a war zone but all 10 men were offended that it had been assumed by Kabul authorities that they were expendable to the project and could be pushed aside.
  • (17) Ultimately it depends on the funder whether they are content with the transaction, yet it is undeniably part of a music culture using a decreasing amount of fiat money, and could further casualise music-making.
  • (18) It's undeniably true that, as the parliamentary commission on banking standards catalogued so damningly earlier this year , the banking plcs that appeared to be the future when a wave of demutualisations swept through the financial sector in the 1990s have not served society, the taxpayer, or Britain's businesses well.
  • (19) That the City generates wealth for London and the UK is undeniable.
  • (20) All of the most cherished human dogmas - deemed so true and undeniable that dissent should be barred by the force of law - have been subsequently debunked, or at least discredited.