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politically correct

adjective

Definition of politically correctnext
as in unquestionable

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Recent Examples of politically correct One doesn’t turn to Wodehouse for unflinching satire, politically correct views, or even reality. — Literary Hub, 14 Jan. 2026 Multiple sources say Ellison is building a more brash culture that’s defiantly upending the circumspect, politically correct style that has defined Hollywood in the post-#MeToo, post-George Floyd eras. — Pamela McClintock, HollywoodReporter, 4 Dec. 2025 The battle against politically correct art and its cultural milieu goes back to the 1990s. — Diedrich Diederichsen, Artforum, 1 Dec. 2025 My peers love that Fuentes isn’t politically correct. — Eli Thompson, Rolling Stone, 8 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for politically correct
Recent Examples of Synonyms for politically correct
  1. unquestionable
  2. indisputable
  3. undeniable
  4. incontestable
  5. incontrovertible
  6. indubitable
  7. positive
  8. definite
Adjective
  • Collins made up for his lack of money by courting attention with relentless broadsides against the race’s unquestionable front-runner.
    — Michael Van Sickler, Sun Sentinel, 23 Sep. 2026
  • Arca — a nonbinary trans woman who makes uncategorizable music and embodies unquestionable glamour — anchors her divahood in a mutation of body, soul and sound.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of unquestionable
Adjective
  • Scientists have an indisputable playful side, evidenced by frequent allusions to popular culture in their research publications.
    — Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 9 Sep. 2026
  • Advertisement The need to dial down the temperature is indisputable.
    — Charlie Campbell, Time, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of indisputable
Adjective
  • Hansen has maintained that his journalistic objective was to try to interview the men in order to understand their motives, but there was an undeniable, if also dark, schadenfreude in watching the titular predators be exposed to millions.
    — David Mack, CNN Money, 23 Sep. 2026
  • That was always the wrong question in some sense; AI just made that undeniable.
    — Boris Kulakhmetov, Forbes.com, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of undeniable
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
  • That is what’s decreed by the Premier League, which reviews each incident and only wants players to be sent off if there is incontrovertible evidence that the referee had no choice.
    — Graham Scott, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026
  • 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
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
  • In 34 out of 37 countries polled by Gallup, more adults express positive feelings about AI than do negative ones.
    — Morgan Chalfant, semafor.com, 23 Sep. 2026
  • For everyday life, the presence of AI voices is largely a positive development, offering convenience, accessibility and improved experiences.
    — Will Jones, Sacbee.com, 22 Sep. 2026
Definition of positive
Adjective
  • Food and drink The food is a definite highlight here, with several places to eat and drink.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Sep. 2026
  • There are definite signs of flagging Republican interest in the Georgia race.
    — Greg Bluestein, AJC.com, 23 Sep. 2026
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“Politically correct.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/politically%20correct. Accessed 29 Sep. 2026.

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