conclusive

Definitions

Serving to settle an issue; final.

Having or likely to have the effect of proving a case beyond doubt.

Examples

The DNA evidence provided a conclusive link between the suspect and the crime scene.

Scientists are still waiting for conclusive results before they can confirm the new theory.

After hours of debate, the committee finally reached a conclusive decision regarding the budget.

Synonyms

decisive definitive final unanswerable irrefutable convincing settled

Antonyms

inconclusive ambiguous uncertain indefinite debatable tentative questionable