unquestionable

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ʌnˈkwɛstʃənəbəl/ UK /ʌnˈkwɛstʃənəbəl/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

adj
not able to be disputed or doubted; certain

Her talent for the stage was unquestionable.

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Synonyms

1 adj · not able to be disputed or... indisputable incontrovertible undeniable indubitable certain irrefutable

Opposites

questionable doubtful dubious disputable

Word family

Derived forms unquestionablyunquestionableness

Related forms question questionable unquestioned

Etymology

From un- ('not') + questionable, from question, from Old French question, from Latin quaestio ('a seeking, inquiry'), from quaerere ('to seek, ask').

un- Old English quaerere Latin

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Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives

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# unquestionable

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** /ʌnˈkwɛstʃənəbəl/
**IPA (UK):** /ʌnˈkwɛstʃənəbəl/

## Meanings
1. not able to be disputed or doubted; certain

## Examples
- Her talent for the stage was unquestionable.

## Synonyms
- indisputable
- incontrovertible
- undeniable
- indubitable
- certain
- irrefutable

## Antonyms
- questionable
- doubtful
- dubious
- disputable

## Derived Forms
- unquestionably
- unquestionableness

## Related Forms
- question
- questionable
- unquestioned

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: un-
- Root: quaerere

## Etymology
From un- ('not') + questionable, from question, from Old French question, from Latin quaestio ('a seeking, inquiry'), from quaerere ('to seek, ask').

## AI Etymology
Unquestionable comes from un- ('not') + questionable, from question, from Old French question, from Latin quaestio ('a seeking, inquiry'), from quaerere ('to seek, ask'). The historical chain includes Old English un- and Latin quaerere. The quoted older senses, "not", "a seeking, inquiry", and "to seek, ask", supply the semantic anchors for unquestionable. The formation is best read as compound and borrowed: the word unquestionable carries its older form-history into a compact English lexical shape. In present English it is used as a adj, "not able to be disputed or doubted; certain". English derivatives include unquestionably and unquestionableness; related English forms include question, questionable, and unquestioned. The result is a adj whose etymology preserves both the older form and the later English specialization.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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