indisputable

[in-di-spyoo-tuh-buhl, in-dis-pyuh-]

adjective

1. not disputable or deniable; uncontestable. indisputable evidence.

   Synonyms: certain, obvious, apparent, evident, unquestionable, undeniable, incontestable, incontrovertible
   Antonyms: uncertain, questionable

2. unquestionably real, valid, or the like.

indisputable

/ ˌɪndɪˈspjuːtəbəl /

adjective

1. beyond doubt; not open to question

Other Word Forms

• indisputability noun
• indisputableness noun
• indisputably adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of indisputable¹

From the Late Latin word indisputābilis, dating back to 1545–55. See in- ³, disputable

Example Sentences

Penelope was stunned, for before her stood what was indisputably an ostrich.

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In Penelope’s case, the Fulcrum of Fortune was indisputably at work, for while she and the children were out, the post came, and came, and came yet again.

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The November newsletter of one of the more successful hedge funds of recent times makes it clear that while U.S. valuations are indisputably stretched, it’s not at all useful for market timing.

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I’m not sure who could get a bigger laugh out of Gabriel’s indisputable observation, “I’m kind of a dum-dum.”

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China is indisputably the leader in high-volume manufacturing, and companies that want the biggest volumes of manufactured parts for the lowest possible price continue to send work there.

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Related Words

• absolute 
• evident 
• irrefutable 
• unassailable 
• undeniable 
• unquestionable