indisputable

adjective

ˌin-di-ˈspyü-tə-bəl How to pronounce indisputable (audio)
Definition of indisputablenext
as in unquestionable
not capable of being challenged or proved wrong an indisputable fact that is not subject to interpretation according to one's political beliefs

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Recent Examples of indisputable Michelle Obama’s indisputable exceptional leadership provided a public example of the Black female leadership that was already ingrained. — Jallicia Jolly, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026 Indeed, Brian has created hundreds of billions in value for his shareholders and his legacy as one of the greatest business builders and dealmakers of our time is indisputable. — Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Fortune, 30 June 2026 While a snafu at the 2016 Oscars saw Moonlight achieve a very different kind of notoriety, the film remains widely regarded as the year’s indisputable best picture. — Liam Hess, Vogue, 28 June 2026 That Paul McCartney is a musical genius is indisputable. — Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 18 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for indisputable
Recent Examples of Synonyms for indisputable
  1. unquestionable
  2. undeniable
  3. irrefutable
  4. incontestable
  5. incontrovertible
  6. indubitable
  7. unarguable
  8. conclusive
Adjective
  • Rockstar has a track record of clustering major beats around its parent company’s reporting dates, and a trailer ahead of that call would give the company’s brass something to point at as a symbol of unquestionable success.
    — Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
  • Cooking a sizzling steak and some blood sausage, the unquestionable togetherness a barbecue brings, is worth as much if not more than hours of video analysis.
    — James Horncastle, New York Times, 14 July 2026
Definition of unquestionable
Adjective
  • Nolan's non-linear storytelling and minimal exposition challenge some, yet the visual grandeur and powerful performances, including Anne Hathaway's Penelope and a diverse ensemble, are undeniable.
    — Hannah Abraham, Forbes.com, 18 July 2026
  • Like their close counterparts, mom jeans, these pants have a high waist, a comfortable silhouette, and an undeniable presence.
    — Alex Sales, Glamour, 17 July 2026
Definition of undeniable
Adjective
  • Reporting on the Holocaust tested Grossman’s attention to character, replacing the gray zone of Soviet morality with irrefutable villains and victims.
    — Madeleine Wulfahrt, New Yorker, 8 July 2026
  • Organizations that embed deep, scientific inquiry into their commercial DNA can not only disrupt existing markets but also engineer entirely new ones based on the irrefutable laws of physics.
    — Alexandra Vidyuk, Forbes.com, 12 June 2026
Definition of irrefutable
Adjective
  • Funnyman, vulgarian, auteur — Mel Brooks’s imprint on American cinema is incontestable yet scandalously undervalued.
    — Manohla Dargis, New York Times, 26 June 2026
  • The mark was federally registered in 2015 and has since achieved incontestable status, a legal designation that strengthens ownership rights.
    — Bryan West, USA Today, 30 Mar. 2026
Definition of incontestable
Adjective
  • By slow degrees, Philip’s story shifts to accommodate the incontrovertible evidence of IP addresses and deciphered cryptography and Lucy struggles to keep up, let alone understand.
    — Leslie Felperin, HollywoodReporter, 15 May 2026
  • What is incontrovertible, however, is how indispensable Guimaraes is for Howe and Newcastle.
    — Chris Waugh, New York Times, 8 May 2026
Definition of incontrovertible
Adjective
  • As a result, mathematical truths do not make up a unified whole of equally indubitable truths; instead, their status as knowledge varies gradually from doubtless facts to increasingly uncertain hypotheses.
    — Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 18 May 2026
  • The second route, and the route that makes indubitable sense, entails using the techniques and methods of psychology to gauge the performance of AI.
    — Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 15 Apr. 2026
Definition of indubitable
Adjective
  • Yet despite these unarguable facts, the direction of the animation world lately has been decidedly pro-Shrek and anti–French rat.
    — Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 26 June 2026
  • But the unarguable fact is that the federal government would be providing less money to pay for health care for the roughly 72 million Americans on Medicaid.
    — Nicholas Kristof, The Mercury News, 11 Mar. 2025
Definition of unarguable
Adjective
  • The film, the conclusive ending to the three Heartstopper seasons adapted from Alice Oseman’s graphic novel, is set to follow Charlie (Locke) and Nick (Connor)’s biggest relationship hurdle yet.
    — Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 14 July 2026
  • There’s no conclusive answer, and that’s something McElwee will have to live with.
    — Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 10 July 2026
Definition of conclusive

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