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unquestioned

un·ques·tioned
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [uhn-kwes-chuh nd]
    • /ʌnˈkwɛs tʃənd/
    • /ʌnˈkwes.tʃənd/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [uhn-kwes-chuh nd]
    • /ʌnˈkwɛs tʃənd/

Definitions of unquestioned word

  • adjective unquestioned not open to doubt or question; undisputed: Dante's poetic mastery remains unquestioned. 1
  • adjective unquestioned not inquired into, investigated, or interrogated: The eyewitness went unquestioned. 1
  • adjective unquestioned accepted, not challenged 1
  • adjective unquestioned You use unquestioned to emphasize that something is so obvious, real, or great that nobody can doubt it or disagree with it. 0
  • adjective unquestioned If something or someone is unquestioned, they are accepted by everyone, without anyone doubting or disagreeing. 0
  • adjective unquestioned If you describe someone's belief or attitude as unquestioned, you are emphasizing that they accept something without any doubt or disagreement. 0

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Origin of unquestioned

First appearance:

before 1595
One of the 38% oldest English words
First recorded in 1595-1605; un-1 + question + -ed2

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Unquestioned

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

unquestioned popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 69% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 69% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

unquestioned usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for unquestioned

adj unquestioned

  • acknowledged — recognized as being true or existing
  • as one — If a group of people does something as one, all the people do the same thing at the same time or in the same way.
  • axiomatic — If something is axiomatic, it seems to be obviously true.
  • beyond question — a sentence in an interrogative form, addressed to someone in order to get information in reply.
  • clear-cut — Something that is clear-cut is easy to recognize and quite distinct.

adjective unquestioned

  • apothegmatic — Relating to, or in the manner of, an apothegm; sententious; pithy.
  • canonic — canonical
  • canonical — If something has canonical status, it is accepted as having all the qualities that a thing of its kind should have.
  • disputed — to engage in argument or debate.
  • doubtless — without doubt; certainly; surely; unquestionably.

Antonyms for unquestioned

adjective unquestioned

  • answered — Simple past tense and past participle of answer.
  • disputed — to engage in argument or debate.
  • expressed — Simple past tense and past participle of express.

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