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undisputed

undisputed

29 4.2
Accepted by everyone and not doubted
  • adjective
  • /ˌʌndɪˈspjuːtɪd/
: indiscutible
  • Indeed, it was rare for even a single island to have a single, undisputed chief.
  • an undisputed leader
  • an undisputed fact
  • an undisputed authority

OK, so she's the reigning and undisputed queen of world gymnastics, OK?

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Examples

  • And that means we've got a new, undisputed heavyweight champion of the world for the first time in two decades, and his name is Adonis Creed.

  • These are the facts of the case, and they are undisputed.

  • I was the undisputed leader then.

  • And yet... in these last few minutes, you have made me undisputed queen.

  • By the mid-1970s, Brazil had emerged as the undisputed political and economic leader of South America.

    Academic text (1992)
  • He was the undisputed leader of the herd, and nobody was prouder than me.

  • Deng Xiaoping emerged as the undisputed successor despite Hua Guofeng's official title as chairman.

    Academic text (1999)
  • According to the judges, her talent as a dancer is undisputed.

  • The research findings were undisputed, confirming the hypothesis without question.

  • He is recognized as the undisputed expert in his field, with years of experience.

Synonyms

established
vsundisputed
171 4.2

Known and accepted because it has existed for a long time

focuses on present unanimous acceptance rather than historical proof
accepted
vsundisputed
64 1.3

Approved and considered correct by most people in a group

is stronger, implying total lack of doubt from everyone
undeniable
vsundisputed
51 4.2

So clear that people cannot doubt it

is about being accepted by everyone rather than obviousness
irrefutable
vsundisputed
21 7.8

Impossible to deny or prove wrong

depends on common acceptance rather than conclusive disproof
unchallenged
vsundisputed
21 5.4

Not questioned or doubted by others

stresses universal acceptance rather than merely lacking objections
indisputable
vsundisputed
21 5.7

You cannot doubt it because it is clearly true

is about wide public acceptance not logical proof
unquestioned
vsundisputed
12 3.6

Accepted as true and not doubted

focuses on unanimous acceptance rather than formal proof
acknowledged
vsundisputed
8 3.5

Accepted by others as true or real

means fuller universal acceptance rather than simple recognition
unquestionable
vsundisputed
8 4.1

Clearly true so no one can doubt it

leans more on general public acceptance than strict impossibility
undoubted
vsundisputed
2 3.5

Completely certain and accepted by everyone

emphasizes social acceptance rather than absolute certainty
incontestable
vsundisputed
  • Formal
2 7.5

People cannot doubt it because it is clearly true

relies on general agreement rather than formal impossibility
indubitable
vsundisputed
  • Formal
1 8.7

Completely certain and clearly true

is about broad acceptance rather than absolute proof
unchallengeable
vsundisputed
1 7.2

So certain that no one can doubt it

focuses on universal acceptance rather than formal untouchability

Antonyms

50 4.1

Not accepted as true by some people

24 5.3

Not accepted as final because people argue or compete over it

How Accepted

undisputed
29 4.2
unquestioned
12 3.6
accepted
64 1.3
controversial
490 5.0
disputed
50 4.1

Surface Forms

undisputed positive
undisputedly positive

Morphology

undisputed = disputed (transparent) = un + dispute + ed

The adjective 'disputed' is clearly negated by the productive prefix 'un-' to yield 'not disputed', which is directly inferable by learners familiar with 'dispute' and 'un-'.

Etymology

Undisputed comes from un- meaning 'not' and dispute meaning 'to argue' or 'to question'. So if something is undisputed, people do not argue about it and they accept it as true.