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unchallenged

unchallenged

20 5.4
Not questioned or doubted by others
  • adjective
  • /ʌnˈtʃælɪndʒd/
translation icon : incuestionado
  • Our supremacy was unchallenged.
  • go unchallenged
  • remain unchallenged
  • largely unchallenged

It's kind of omnipresent and it's unchallenged.

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Examples

  • Its hold on the legislature is unchallenged, and it fared better than the Conservatives in the local voting.

    Academic text (2000)
  • Liberal democracy stands unchallenged in the world as the only legitimate regime.

    Academic text (2000)
  • "But her power did not go unchallenged."

  • Your authority seems to go unchallenged.

  • Your Majesty, we cannot let this go unchallenged.

  • They had kept him in power, unchallenged, for 15 years.

  • Imogene was their unchallenged leader.

  • American leadership in information technology is unchallenged, but in pharmaceuticals and new materials, Europe is not lagging far behind.

    Academic text (1998)
  • His next remarks contained numerous factual errors that went unchallenged despite numerous attorneys being present.

    Academic text (2000)
  • Her influence in the organization remained unchallenged, as no one dared to oppose her decisions.

Synonyms

undeniable
vsunchallenged
56 4.2

So clear that people cannot doubt it

is accepted by others but may not feel that obvious
undisputed
vsunchallenged
30 4.2

Accepted by everyone and not doubted

is accepted generally but does not imply unanimous agreement
irrefutable
vsunchallenged
22 7.8

Impossible to deny or prove wrong

is accepted commonly but may not be beyond all proof
incontrovertible
vsunchallenged
  • Formal
11 8.2

Clearly true and impossible to doubt

is accepted generally but may allow some theoretical doubt
unquestioned
vsunchallenged
10 3.6

Accepted as true and not doubted

is accepted in general but may be less emphatic about certainty
uncontested
vsunchallenged
10 5.1

Not opposed or challenged by others

is accepted broadly but not necessarily free from formal challenge
unquestionable
vsunchallenged
7 4.1

Clearly true so no one can doubt it

is accepted broadly but can still face some doubt
incontestable
vsunchallenged
  • Formal
2 7.5

People cannot doubt it because it is clearly true

is accepted generally but may not claim practical indisputability
undoubted
vsunchallenged
2 3.5

Completely certain and accepted by everyone

is accepted broadly but may be less absolute in certainty
uncontroverted
vsunchallenged
  • Formal
1 7.4

No one disputes or denies it

is accepted commonly but may lack final proof
unchallengeable
vsunchallenged
1 7.2

So certain that no one can doubt it

is generally accepted but might be challenged in some contexts
unrefuted
vsunchallenged
1 6.3

Not shown to be false

is accepted generally but might still lack decisive proof
unrebutted
vsunchallenged
1 6.9

Not shown to be false by anyone

is generally accepted but not defined by lack of reply
uncontradicted
vsunchallenged
1 6.0

No one says a statement is wrong

is accepted but may still be open to future contradiction
uncontestable
vsunchallenged
6.6

Clearly true and impossible to doubt

is accepted without question in many cases but not absolute
unfalsified
vsunchallenged
8.0

Not shown to be wrong by tests or evidence

is accepted commonly but does not imply full verification
unassailed
vsunchallenged
7.9

Not criticized or doubted by other people

is accepted by others but not focused on attacks or criticism

Antonyms

challengeable
  • Formal
1 7.4

Able to be questioned or opposed in court

How Certain

unchallenged
20 5.4
undisputed
30 4.2
accepted
1.3
controversial
423 5.0
disputed
4.1

Surface Forms

unchallenged positive

Morphology

unchallenged = challenged (transparent) = un + challenge + ed

The prefix 'un-' clearly negates the adjective 'challenged', indicating something that has not been disputed.

Etymology

Unchallenged is made from un- meaning 'not' and challenge, which once meant a 'call to a contest' and now means 'to question or oppose'. So, if something is unchallenged, it has not been 'called out' or opposed, which is why people accept it as true or correct.