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unquestionableness

unquestionableness

9.1
A quality that cannot be doubted
  • noun
  • /ʌnˈkwɛsʧənəblnəs/
: indiscutibilidad
  • The unquestionableness of her alibi convinced the jury of her innocence.

Examples

  • The unquestionableness of her research findings impressed the committee.

  • His honesty was marked by an unquestionableness that everyone recognized.

  • Financial records provided an unquestionableness that ended all speculation.

  • His confidence stemmed from the unquestionableness of his facts.

  • The unquestionableness of the evidence presented made it clear that he was telling the truth.

  • Her reputation for integrity was based on the unquestionableness of her principles.

  • The unquestionableness of the scientific data led to widespread agreement among researchers.

Synonyms

certainty
vsunquestionableness
  • Literature
198 3.4

A strong feeling that something is true or will happen

focuses on impossibility of doubt rather than personal sure feeling
infallibility
vsunquestionableness
6 8.9

Being unable to make mistakes

refers to facts being indisputable rather than an agent's flawless nature
indisputability
vsunquestionableness
  • Formal
1 8.8

A quality of being impossible to doubt when proof is clear

is the same meaning but used as a simpler standard noun
unquestionability
vsunquestionableness
1 9.2

A fact or claim that people cannot doubt

is identical in sense but is a more common modern form
incontrovertibility
vsunquestionableness
  • Formal
1 9.9

A fact or idea that cannot be doubted

is the same idea but used more generally for certainty
incontrovertibleness
vsunquestionableness
  • Formal
9.9

A quality that cannot be questioned or denied

is the broader sense of being beyond question rather than naming the state
indubitability
vsunquestionableness
  • Formal
9.9

Complete certainty that something is true

is the abstract quality of being beyond question rather than personal belief

Antonyms

The fact that something may not be true or reliable

1 5.5

A feeling of not being sure about something

How Certain

unquestionableness
9.1
certainty
  • Literature
198 3.4
probability
212 3.6
possibility
∞ 2.0

Surface Forms

Morphology

unquestionableness = unquestionable (transparent) = un + question + able + ness

Formed by adding -ness to 'unquestionable', a productive adjective, so the noun's meaning is directly derived.

Etymology

Unquestionableness comes from simple parts: un- 'not', question 'doubt', -able 'can be', and -ness 'a state'. So it is like the opposite of questionable and means 'not able to be doubted', or complete certainty.