undeniable
Americanadjective
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incapable of being denied or disputed.
undeniable evidence of arson.
- Synonyms:
- sure, certain, clear, evident, obvious, unquestionable, incontestable, incontrovertible
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not open to refusal.
an undeniable call for help.
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unquestioned as to quality, merit, etc.; indisputably good.
undeniable artistic talent.
adjective
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unquestionably or obviously true
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of unquestionable excellence
a man of undeniable character
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unable to be resisted or denied
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of undeniable
Explanation
Something undeniable is clearly true: it's undeniable that water is wet and the sky is blue. Undeniable things are obviously, clearly, totally, blatantly true, so true that it would be crazy to deny them. If you spilled soup in your lap, it's undeniable that you're wet and probably embarrassed. It's undeniable that a lot of dogs like chasing squirrels. On the other hand, it's undeniable that not everything is that simple. One person might deny what another thinks is flat-out undeniable.
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Example Sentences
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But what’s undeniable is that the White Sox have shocked baseball, vying for a spot in the playoffs quicker than even they realistically could have predicted—because they are swinging harder.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026
For the congressman, the whole thing is starting to look like a pretty undeniable pattern.
From Slate ● Aug. 27, 2026
Which wasn’t really true — she looked precisely like she was: Beautiful and bold, unique and undeniable.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026
The political maths in the Senate, however, was undeniable.
From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026
Hans Ree, a Dutch grandmaster and an accomplished journalist, summed it up this way: “It is undeniable that Fischer had real enemies and that they were extremely powerful ones.”
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
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