unverifiable

«unverifiable» in Mova's school dictionary: impossible to check or prove true or false: «an… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

adjective (unverifiable)

meaning for a pupil

Unverifiable means impossible to check or prove true or false: «an unverifiable claim». tree →

sense in the lessons

In lessons on news, the internet and fake news, pupils learn to be careful with unverifiable claims: a story with no source, no evidence and no way to check. In science, a good idea must be testable; an unverifiable idea cannot be tested. Phrases: «unverifiable claims», «unverifiable rumours».

examples

• The post made an unverifiable claim that eating carrots lets you see in the dark. tree →
• Rumours on social media are often unverifiable. tree →
• The story about the ghost in the library is unverifiable. tree →
• Good reporters do not print unverifiable facts as true. tree →
• His boast that he once met the Queen was unverifiable. tree →
• Scientists prefer ideas that can be tested, not unverifiable ones. tree →

note

Long word: un-VER-i-fy-a-bul. From «verify» (to check that something is true). Unverifiable does not mean false: it means we cannot check it. Opposite: verifiable.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «unverifiable» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.