Undoubted
What it means
Clearly true, capable, or worthy of confidence.
Reach for it when stating high certainty when the supporting evidence is already established
Her undoubted skill made her the natural guide for the new crew.
Words to choose between 6
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everyday
Fits when evidence is easy to understand
Careful Clear is less emphatic and can concern presentation.
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professional
Fits when confidence in a fact is central
Careful Certain can describe the speaker's state without proving the claim.
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professional
Fits when testing has established the claim
Careful Proven requires a stronger evidentiary history.
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formal
indisputable
Fits when a claim cannot reasonably be contested
Careful Indisputable is stronger and risky in open inquiry.
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formal
unquestioned
Fits when no challenge has been raised
Careful Unquestioned may reflect power or habit rather than evidence.
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literary
beyond doubt
Fits when emphatic certainty is warranted
Careful The phrase closes debate and should be reserved for decisive evidence.
Opposites 3
- doubtful
- questionable
- uncertain
Common phrases 3
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undoubted ability
His undoubted ability did not remove the need for a second reviewer.
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undoubted success
The access improvement was an undoubted success on every published measure.
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of undoubted value
The oral histories are of undoubted value despite gaps in dates.
Definitions and examples are written for this site. How words are chosen Recording: Vealhurl, Southern England accent, from Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 Updated