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uncontradicted

uncontradicted

1 6.0
No one says a statement is wrong
  • adjective
  • /ˌʌnˌkɒntrəˈdɪktɪd/
translation icon : no contradicho
  • If this were a court of law, the evidence above uncontradicted by alternative, plausible explanations, would be enough to conclude (more probably than not, or even beyond a reasonable doubt) that Romney received amnesty.

Examples

  • We have no uncontradicted contemporary evidence.

    Academic text (1992)

  • Yet beliefs inculcated in childhood often remain uncontradicted by mature reasoning and experience.

    Fiction book (1994)

  • The court felt obligated to hear habeas corpus cases, and once Chinese petitioners gained a hearing, they found the courts inclined to accept uncontradicted oral testimony.

    Academic text (1998)

  • "Here, the uncontradicted testimony at the evidentiary hearing was that the plaintiffs have in fact lost certain First Amendment freedoms as a result of the enactment of 1021," Forrest wrote.

    Blog text (27)

  • The scientist presented uncontradicted data showing the effects of climate change on local wildlife.

  • Her statement remained uncontradicted, as no one dared to challenge her authority on the matter.

  • The historical accounts were deemed uncontradicted, confirming the events of that era as widely accepted truths.

Synonyms

unchallenged
vsuncontradicted
20 5.4

Not questioned or doubted by others

is accepted specifically because no one has denied it
unquestioned
vsuncontradicted
10 3.6

Accepted as true and not doubted

is accepted because it has not been denied or challenged
uncontested
vsuncontradicted
10 5.1

Not opposed or challenged by others

is accepted as true rather than merely lacking opponents
undoubted
vsuncontradicted
2 3.5

Completely certain and accepted by everyone

is accepted as true but may not imply absolute certainty
uncontroverted
vsuncontradicted
  • Formal
1 7.4

No one disputes or denies it

is accepted as true even outside debate settings
unrebutted
vsuncontradicted
1 6.9

Not shown to be false by anyone

is accepted more generally, not only where rebuttals are absent
unrefuted
vsuncontradicted
1 6.3

Not shown to be false

is accepted as true even when definitive disproof is also absent
unfalsified
vsuncontradicted
8.0

Not shown to be wrong by tests or evidence

is accepted as true despite lacking active disproof
uncontradictory
vsuncontradicted
7.7

Does not conflict with other statements and fits the facts

is accepted as true rather than only being internally consistent

How Contradicted

uncontradicted
1 6.0
unchallenged
20 5.4

Surface Forms

uncontradicted positive

Morphology

uncontradicted = contradicted (transparent) = un + contradict + ed

The prefix 'un-' straightforwardly negates the past-participle 'contradicted', yielding 'not contradicted', a regular and clear formation.

Etymology

The word uncontradicted breaks into un- 'not', contra- 'against', and dict 'to say', a part you also see in dictionary. It literally means 'not said against', so no one spoke against it and it remains accepted as true.