indisputable
/ɪndɪˈspjuːtəb(ə)l
/ /ɪnˈdɪspjʊtəb(ə)l /adjective
Unable to be challenged or denied: a far from indisputable fact...
- Sadly, political fluff and rhetoric again ignores clear indisputable facts.
- No-one is foolish enough to doubt his talent, yet it remains an indisputable fact that he has never won the games that really matter.
- Now and again an indisputable fact can be spotted in what the same Labour MP calls ‘the media swirls’.
Synonyms
incontrovertible, incontestable, undeniable, irrefutable, unassailable, beyond dispute, unquestionable, beyond question, indubitable, not in doubt, beyond doubt, beyond a shadow of a doubt, unarguable, inarguable, undebatable, unanswerable;
unequivocal, unambiguous, unmistakable, certain, sure, definite, definitive, proven, positive, decisive, conclusive, final, ultimate;
clear, clear-cut, straightforward, plain, as plain as a pikestaff, transparent, obvious, manifest, evident, self-evident, staring one in the face, patent, demonstrative, demonstrable, observable, palpable;
uncontroversial, accepted, acknowledged;
marked, pronounced, express, emphatic, categorical, compelling, convincing, clinching, airtight, watertight
rare irrefragable, apodictic
Derivatives
indisputability
/ /ɪndɪspjʊtəˈbɪlɪti / noun ...- ‘Everyone has opportunities,’ said Chris, chest pumped up with the indisputability of his wisdom.
- Thus, even though the majority of previous studies seem to indicate that women will form a more ethical workforce, its indisputability has not been fully established.
- To assert its indisputability would be to acknowledge that we, in pre-colonial times, were literally heathens in need of enlightenment.
Origin
Mid 16th century: from late Latin indisputabilis, from in- 'not' + disputabilis (see disputable).