unquestioned

Examples

• All

• The decline of its relative economic power has fundamentally changed its ability to exercise unquestioned global leadership.

  Academic text (1992)

• His authority as a coach is unquestioned by the players due to his impressive record.

• His power is great and unquestioned.

  The Keys of the Kingdom (1944)

• The time has come to appoint me your unquestioned leader.

  Scooby-Doo (2002)

• And now your unquestioned dominance of the sea will be challenged.

• At the talks in London, Mugabe was the unquestioned leader of the team.

  Academic text (2000)

• Moreover, the class system, while real and on the whole unquestioned, was widely seen as permeable at every level.

  Academic text (1993)

• Its leaders (including Gandhi and Nehru) had the unquestioned status of national heroes.

  Academic text (1999)

• In our group project, her expertise made her the unquestioned choice for team leader.

• The scientist's findings were met with unquestioned acceptance by the academic community.

Synonyms

U

undeniable

vsunquestioned

56 4.2

So clear that people cannot doubt it

is commonly accepted but may not be obviously self evident

U

undisputed

vsunquestioned

30 4.2

Accepted by everyone and not doubted

is generally accepted but may lack unanimous approval

T

taken for granted

vsunquestioned

• Informal

23 3.7

To expect something to last and not care about it

is generally accepted but not necessarily assumed without thought

I

irrefutable

vsunquestioned

22 7.8

Impossible to deny or prove wrong

is accepted generally but not proven beyond all doubt

U

unchallenged

vsunquestioned

20 5.4

Not questioned or doubted by others

is generally accepted but might still meet some opposition

I

incontrovertible

vsunquestioned

• Formal

11 8.2

Clearly true and impossible to doubt

is generally accepted but may lack absolute proof

U

uncontested

vsunquestioned

10 5.1

Not opposed or challenged by others

is widely accepted generally but may still be questioned occasionally

U

unquestionable

vsunquestioned

7 4.1

Clearly true so no one can doubt it

is generally accepted but less absolute in certainty

A

axiomatic

vsunquestioned

5 8.3

Clearly true and accepted without proof

is accepted by others but may not feel self evident

B

beyond doubt

vsunquestioned

4 2.8

Completely certain with no possible reason to think it is wrong

is generally accepted but less absolute in certainty

U

undoubted

vsunquestioned

2 3.5

Completely certain and accepted by everyone

is generally accepted but less absolute in certainty

I

incontestable

vsunquestioned

• Formal

2 7.5

People cannot doubt it because it is clearly true

is accepted by many but not claimed as beyond dispute

K

known

vsunquestioned

2 1.0

Familiar to many people and easy to identify

is generally accepted but may lack firm establishment

I

indubitable

vsunquestioned

• Formal

1 8.7

Completely certain and clearly true

is accepted widely but not necessarily beyond all doubt

U

uncontroverted

vsunquestioned

• Formal

1 7.4

No one disputes or denies it

is accepted broadly but could still be debated technically

U

unchallengeable

vsunquestioned

1 7.2

So certain that no one can doubt it

is accepted commonly but not always beyond challenge

U

unrebutted

vsunquestioned

1 6.9

Not shown to be false by anyone

is accepted generally but might still lack full proof

U

unrefuted

vsunquestioned

1 6.3

Not shown to be false

is accepted broadly but may be unsettled by new facts

U

uncontradicted

vsunquestioned

1 6.0

No one says a statement is wrong

is generally accepted but could be contradicted by new evidence

P

proven

vsunquestioned

1 3.2

Shown by facts to be true and to work well

is accepted generally but not always demonstrated by proof

U

undoubtable

vsunquestioned

6.8

Certain and clearly true

is generally accepted but allows some doubt

U

unfalsified

vsunquestioned

8.0

Not shown to be wrong by tests or evidence

is accepted but might still lack decisive testing

A

accepted

vsunquestioned

1.3

Approved and considered correct by most people in a group

is viewed as true without doubt rather than merely broadly approved

A

acknowledged

vsunquestioned

3.5

Accepted by others as true or real

is generally accepted but may be less publicly recognized

R

received

vsunquestioned

4.5

A belief or idea that most people in a group accept as true

is broadly accepted but may lack formal proof or authority

E

established

vsunquestioned

4.2

Known and accepted because it has existed for a long time

is accepted generally but may lack historical proof or longevity

Antonyms

D

disputed

4.1

Not accepted as true by some people

How Accepted

unquestioned

10 3.6

accepted

1.3

disputed

4.1

controversial

423 5.0

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology