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unquestionably en · ADV

Pronunciation

• /ʌnˈkwɛs.t͡ʃən.ə.bli/ (UK, US)
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• /ʌnˈkwes.t͡ʃən.ə.blɪ/ older RP

Etymology

From unquestionable + -ly or un- + question + -ably.

Meanings

1. Without question; beyond doubt; indubitably.
   • Mary Slessor wasn’t technically the first missionary to oppose twin killing in Calabar, but she was unquestionably the most effective and relentless. 2025 November 25, Segun Dukeh, “Who Stopped the Killing of Twins in Nigeria?”, in The Guardian:
   • It is a strange fact, but it is unquestionably true that almost any English intellectual would feel more ashamed of standing to attention during “God save the King” than of stealing from a poor box. 1941, George Orwell, The Lion and the Unicorn:
2. (informal) OK, right-on

Forms

Relateds

unquestionable · undoubtedly · doubtlessly · questionably

Translations (27)

el ασυζητητί (without doubt) · fr indubitablement (without doubt) · es indudablemente (without doubt) · fr sans l'ombre d'un doute (without doubt) · ar أَلاَ (without doubt) · sv utan tvivel (without doubt) · hu kétségbevonhatatlanul (without doubt) · tr şüphesiz (without doubt) · fi kiistattomasti (without doubt) · sv otvivelaktigt (without doubt) · pl bezdyskusyjnie (without doubt) · el αναμφίβολα (without doubt) · cmn 毫無疑問 /毫无疑问 (without doubt) · ru несомне́нно (without doubt) · el αναντίρρητα (without doubt) · tr kuşkusuz (without doubt) · ru бесспо́рно (without doubt) · pl bezapelacyjnie (without doubt) · hu vitathatatlanul (without doubt) · hu kétségkívül (without doubt) · hu tagadhatatlanul (without doubt) · hu kétségtelenül (without doubt) · sv obestridligen (without doubt) · ca indubtablement (without doubt) · el αναμφισβήτητα (without doubt) · fi kiistatta (without doubt) · nv doo kááʼgóó (without doubt)