provable

adjective

ˈprü-və-bəl How to pronounce provable (audio)
Definition of provablenext
as in verifiable
capable of being proven as true or real the police have more than enough evidence to build a provable case against the accused

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Recent Examples of provable In my view, the attorney general’s office should focus on cases where corporations broke the law, misled regulators or consumers or caused concrete, provable harm. — Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Oc Register, 5 May 2026 The legal system operates on facts, statutory elements, and provable evidence, not public sentiment or emotional interpretation. — Lauryn Overhultz, FOXNews.com, 20 Apr. 2026 Like scientific materialism, romantic idealism does not have a solid foundation in any provable universal truth. — Christopher Beha, New Yorker, 14 Feb. 2026 Sorry, peanut gallery, but that’s not provable. — Steve Buckley, New York Times, 28 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for provable
Recent Examples of Synonyms for provable
  1. verifiable
  2. demonstrable
  3. confirmable
  4. supportable
  5. empirical
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  • Without verifiable identifiers, organizations risk a proliferation of unauthenticated agents, fragmented brand presence and diminished accountability across digital interactions.
    — Matt Overman, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026
  • His 2023 book chronicles that the worldwide movement for such structures is not just feel-good environmentalism but based on verifiable research that demonstrates efficacy and benefits.
    — The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of verifiable
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  • The article highlights how the digital age and creator economy have rendered traditional qualifications insufficient, shifting value from scarce degrees to demonstrable skills and personal branding.
    — Alli Kushner, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
  • America has witnessed a proliferation of voting rights groups with sound justification and demonstrable results, but there comes a point when there may be too much of a good thing.
    — Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Time, 28 June 2026
Definition of demonstrable
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  • Binding it all together is the chain-of-custody record that includes every handoff between teams, vendors and systems, with verification signatures that make each component's provenance independently confirmable.
    — Akash Pugalia, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026
  • Cekada is only the third person to be confirmed to lead the agency since the director's position was made confirmable in 2006.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 3 May 2026
Definition of confirmable
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  • The output has to be supportable, reviewable and grounded in information that can actually survive scrutiny later.
    — Arun Ramakrishnan, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
  • Claims about artificial intelligence must be technically accurate, operationally supportable, and consistent with the company’s financial results.
    — Perrie M. Weiner, Fortune, 23 Apr. 2026
Definition of supportable
Adjective
  • Sustained high performance by firms that treat customer value as primary remains the strongest empirical rebuttal.
    — Steve Denning, Forbes.com, 3 Aug. 2026
  • So far, though, the empirical pattern in fields like software, law, medicine, and content translation is that demand for human work shifts and grows as AI spreads.
    — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 27 July 2026
Definition of empirical

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“Provable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/provable. Accessed 10 Aug. 2026.

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