conclusive

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /kənˈklusɪv/ UK /kənˈkluːsɪv/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

adj
settling a matter decisively; leaving no doubt

The DNA test provided conclusive proof of his innocence.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 adj · settling a matter... decisive definitive convincing irrefutable final definite incontrovertible

Opposites

inconclusive indecisive ambiguous equivocal

Word family

Derived forms conclusivelyconclusiveness

Related forms conclude conclusion exclusive

Etymology

From Late Latin conclusivus, from Latin conclusus, past participle of concludere ('to shut up, close, conclude'), from com- (intensive) + claudere ('to shut').

concludere Latin claudere Latin

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Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives

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# conclusive

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** /kənˈklusɪv/
**IPA (UK):** /kənˈkluːsɪv/

## Meanings
1. settling a matter decisively; leaving no doubt

## Examples
- The DNA test provided conclusive proof of his innocence.

## Synonyms
- decisive
- definitive
- convincing
- irrefutable
- final
- definite
- incontrovertible

## Antonyms
- inconclusive
- indecisive
- ambiguous
- equivocal

## Derived Forms
- conclusively
- conclusiveness

## Related Forms
- conclude
- conclusion
- exclusive

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: concludere
- Root: claudere

## Etymology
From Late Latin conclusivus, from Latin conclusus, past participle of concludere ('to shut up, close, conclude'), from com- (intensive) + claudere ('to shut').

## AI Etymology
Conclusive comes from Late Latin conclusivus, from Latin conclusus, past participle of concludere ('to shut up, close, conclude'), from com- (intensive) + claudere ('to shut'). The historical trail runs through Latin concludere and Latin claudere. Morphologically, the surface form is analyzable into prefixes, suffixes, compounds, or participial endings that carry part of the history. In modern use it means settling a matter decisively; leaving no doubt. Derived formations include conclusively, conclusiveness; related forms include conclude, conclusion, exclusive.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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