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Unimpeachable

adj.thoughtful, capableformal

Meaning 1

Beyond credible doubt or criticism because integrity is exceptionally strong.

Reach for it when Praising a person's conduct, character, or reputation after careful scrutiny.

Her unimpeachable independence reassured both sides of the land dispute.

Choose between these

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  • warm

    exemplary

    conduct offers a model worth following

    not when does not mean every criticism would fail

  • formal

    irreproachable

    conduct invites no justified blame

    not when not primarily about factual reliability

  • literary

    incorruptible

    integrity cannot be bought or degraded

    not when stronger and narrower than general good character

Meaning 2

Too reliable or authoritative to be called into question.

Reach for it when Describing evidence, credentials, or a source with decisive credibility.

The survey rested on unimpeachable records from three independent archives.

Choose between these

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  • playful

    rock-solid

    informal praise for dependable evidence

    not when too casual for judicial or scholarly contexts

  • professional

    authoritative

    expert standing makes a source dependable

    not when authority can still be mistaken

  • formal

    indisputable

    a claim cannot reasonably be denied

    not when describes the claim rather than its source

Said against

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  • reproachable
  • corrupt
  • questionable

It naturally appears in

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  • unimpeachable integrity

    Unimpeachable integrity made Chen the obvious choice to oversee the recount.

  • unimpeachable source

    An unimpeachable source confirmed the manuscript's chain of custody.

  • unimpeachable evidence

    The dated negatives supplied unimpeachable evidence of the earlier design.