beyond doubt
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2.8
- idiom
- And this summer we saw beyond doubt that something has gone profoundly wrong.
- prove beyond doubt
- establish beyond doubt
- intelligence was beyond doubt
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Watch on YouTubeIt can and has been done, and we now know beyond doubt that quantum entanglement is real.
- It can and has been done, and we now know beyond doubt that quantum entanglement is real.
- It is now beyond doubt that the people of Manchester and of this country have fallen victim to a callous terrorist attack.
- We dare not tempt them with weakness, for only when our arms are sufficient beyond doubt can we be certain beyond doubt that they will never be employed.
Examples
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Future imaging may well prove beyond doubt that he was correct.
Blog text (19) -
We know beyond doubt that he wasn't on that plane.
Fiction book (1997) -
The truth of these words is beyond doubt, but the mission to which they call us is the most difficult one.
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can we be certain beyond doubt that they will never be employed.
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The fact that he knew everything about Bernard is beyond doubt.
Fiction book (1994) -
"Yes, it is beyond doubt -- at least reasonable doubt," Pitt answered.
Fiction book (1993) -
The excluded evidence would have established beyond doubt that Samsung did not copy the iPhone design.
Blog text (32) -
It can and has been done, and we now know beyond doubt that quantum entanglement is real.
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Its contents established beyond doubt that the ageing prisoner was the world's foremost authority in his field.
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The archaeologists proved beyond doubt that the ruins were from an ancient civilization.
Synonyms
286
1.0
Sure to happen or be true
55
3.0
Completely sure with no chance of being wrong
51
4.2
So clear that people cannot doubt it
23
6.7
Completely clear and leaving no doubt
21
7.8
Impossible to deny or prove wrong
21
5.7
You cannot doubt it because it is clearly true
12
3.6
Accepted as true and not doubted
10
8.2
Clearly true and impossible to doubt
8
4.1
Clearly true so no one can doubt it
6
4.2
Completely certain with no doubt
5
6.8
Being completely sure about something even when you are wrong
2
6.7
Impossible to deny or argue with
2
3.5
Completely certain and accepted by everyone
2
7.5
People cannot doubt it because it is clearly true
1
7.2
So certain that no one can doubt it
1
4.7
Certain and impossible to doubt
1
6.8
Certain and clearly true
1
8.4
Impossible to argue against because the facts are clear
1
9.8
Completely certain that something is true
Completely certain that something is true
Antonyms
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'without any possibility of being doubted' is directly derivable from combining 'beyond' (outside or past a limit) with 'doubt' (uncertainty) — i.e. outside the scope of doubt. This spatial/figurative composition (X beyond Y = outside the reach of Y) is cross-linguistically common, so a B1 learner who knows both words would readily understand the phrase.
Etymology
Beyond doubt paints a simple picture: imagine moving something past a dark shadow called 'doubt' into bright light. So when we say something is beyond doubt, we mean it is 'unquestionably certain'.