incontestably
1
7.7
- adverb
- /ˌɪnkənˈtɛstəblɪ/
- Formal
:
incontestablemente
- The Irish government has tried several times to incorporate its constitutional standpoint incontestably into the European future of Ireland; that purpose was served first by a supplementary protocol to the Maastricht Treaty, and after that by a "Solemn Declaration."
Examples
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(n59) Pieper's fears were incontestably confirmed.
Academic text (2005) -
"Second, I, Donald William blakemore,,, "Being of sound heart and mind, "hereby request the affairs of my estate "to be incontestably implemented as follows:
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The original public meaning of the term "person" thus incontestably included prenatal life.
Academic text (2016) -
Genius, she argues, is composed of certain qualities, such as imagination and sensibility, which women incontestably possess.
Academic text (1996) -
For the person in pain, so incontestably and unnegotiably present is it that "having pain" may come to be thought of as the most vibrant example of what it is to "have certainty," while for the other person it is so elusive that hearing about pain may exist as the primary model of what it is "to have doubt."
Academic text (1992) -
Likewise, a neutral and general theory of civil society and the state doesn't get to assume a certain set of substantive legal or moral views as being incontestably the "right" ones.
Blog text (24) -
But today, rights have "an incontestably antipolitical accent" (CF, 165).
Academic text (2002) -
For certainly, given Pieper's philosophy, his contribution to Reich und Kirche must at once appear incontestably problematic.
Academic text (2005) -
There is, I think, one great negative conclusion now incontestably established—that the vast masses of diluvial gravel, scattered almost over the surface of the earth, do not belong to one violent and transitory period.
Blog text (14) -
Her talent for singing is incontestably recognized by many musicians and critics.
Synonyms
56
3.9
In a clear way that leaves no doubt
37
6.9
In a clear way that leaves no doubt
29
4.4
In a clear way that leaves no doubt
29
3.7
In a firm way that ends doubt and settles the matter
27
3.9
In a way that proves something and leaves no doubt
26
3.7
Without any doubt
19
5.5
Can be clearly shown to be true by facts or proof
13
4.1
In a very clear way that people cannot mistake
7
3.0
Completely sure with no chance of being wrong
7
5.4
In a way that is clearly true and cannot be doubted
7
2.3
Says that something is certainly true
4
2.8
Completely certain with no possible reason to think it is wrong
3
8.6
Clearly and without doubt
3
6.8
In a way you can show is true using facts or tests
3
6.8
Clearly true and cannot be denied
2
7.4
In a way that cannot be proved wrong
2
5.2
Can be shown to be true with proof
1
9.1
In a way that no one can doubt
1
9.0
Clearly true and cannot be doubted
1
6.1
It is clearly true and cannot be doubted
1
9.1
In a way that cannot be blamed or criticized
1
5.8
Clearly and without any doubt
1
4.4
In a way that an expert or test shows is true
Clearly and without any doubt
In a way that no one can argue against
Completely and without any doubt
How Certain
Surface Forms
Morphology
incontestably = incontestable (semi-transparent) = in + contest + able + ly
The adverb is formed in the standard way from the adjective 'incontestable' and means 'in an incontestable way'.
Etymology
The word incontestably begins with in- meaning 'not' and contains contest, which is related to test and used to mean 'to call witnesses'. So incontestably means 'in a way that cannot be argued against or doubted'.