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Definitions: Indisputable |
IndisputableAdjective1. Not open to question; obviously true; "undeniable guilt"; "indisputable evidence of a witness". 2. Impossible to doubt or dispute; "indisputable (or sure) proof". Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "indisputable" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1613. (references) |
Etymology: Indisputable \In*dis"pu*ta*ble\, adjective. [Prefix in- not disputable: compare to the French expression indisputable.]. (Websters 1913) |
Synonyms: IndisputableSynonyms: incontestable (adj), sure (adj), undisputable (adj). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Certainty | Unimpeachable, undeniable, unquestionable; indisputable, incontestable, incontrovertible, indubitable; irrefutable; (proven); conclusive, without power of appeal. |
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Crosswords: Indisputable |
| English words defined with "indisputable": decisively ♦ Of a certain. (references) |
| Non-English Usage: "Indisputable" is also a word in the following language with the English translation in parentheses. Spanish (indisputable). |
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Screenplays | Tell me, what was the indisputable evidence you were going to use on me right before I walked up to you and put my hands in the air? (Se7en; writing credit: Andrew Kevin Walker) You see, Mr Bond, like all great artists I want to create one indisputable masterpiece: the death of 007. (The Man with the Golden Gun; writing credit: Richard Maibaum) | |
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Ralph Waldo Emerson | Conservatism stands on man's confessed limitations; reform on his indisputable infinitude. |
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Emma | Austen, Jane | That Emma was his object appeared indisputable. |
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Health | There is now indisputable evidence that rates of morbidity and mortality can be significantly reduced by programs that screen newborns for sickle cell disease, if they are linked to comprehensive clinical management systems that include parental education. (references) | |
Business | The U.S. is the indisputable leader for imported professional gym equipment. (references) | |
Callaway and Ping are the indisputable market leaders for golf clubs, balls and bags. Together, these two U.S. brands account for 58 percent of the total market. (references) | ||
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| "Indisputable" is generally used as an adjective (general or positive) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Indisputable" is used about 100 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Adjective (general or positive) | 100% | 100 | 32,668 |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
Expression using "indisputable": indisputable dogma. Additional references. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
the 17 indisputable law of teamwork | 6 |
indisputable | 3 |
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| Language | Translations for "indisputable"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Albanian | i padyshimtë (absolute, certain, decided, distinct, doubtless, implicit, indubitable, positive, questionless, sure, undeniable, undoubted, unmistakable, unquestionable, unquestioning, unsuspected, unsuspicious), i padiskutueshëm (incontestable, incontrovertible, recognized, unchallengeable, undisputed, unquestionable, unquestioned). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arabic | لا يقبل الجدل (incontrovertible, irrefutable, positive). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bulgarian | неоспорим (inarguable, incontestable, incontrovertible, irrefragable, irrefutable, sovereign, stringent, strong, unarguable, uncontrovertible, undeniable, undisputed, unqualified, watertight), безспорен (incontestable, incontrovertible, irrefutable, outright, questionless, undisputed, undoubted, unquestionable), положителен (absolute, affirmative, peremptory, positive). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chinese | 可争辩 (indisputability). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Czech | nesporný (incontestable, incontrovertible, undeniable, undisputed, undoubted, unexceptionable, unquestionable, unquestioned), nepopiratelný (unquestionable). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Farsi | مسلما, بی چون وچرا (Incontestable, Incontrovertible, Indubitable, Peremptory), بی گفتگو, بطورمسلم , بطورغیرقابل بحث . (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Finnish | vastaansanomaton, vääjäämätön (irrevocable, undeniable), kiistämätön (incontestable, unchallenged, undisputed), kieltämätön (incontestable, unchallenged, undeniable), epäämätön (incontestable, unmistakable, unquestionable), eittämätön (incontestable). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | indiscutable (incontestable), incontestable (incontestable, indubitable). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | unverzichtbar (inalienable, indispensable, undeniable), unumstritten (undisputable, undisputed), unstrittig, unstreitbar, unleugbar (undeniable), unbestreitbar (incontestable, incontestably, incontrovertible, indisputably, indubitable, unarguably, undeniable, undeniably, unquestionable), unanfechtbar (incontestable, incontestably, irrefutable, unappealingly, unassailable, unavoidable, unchallengeable, unimpeachable), nicht zu bestreitend, nicht zu bestreiten, einwandfrei (faultless, immaculate, immaculately, immaculateness, impeccable, irreproachable, perfect, sound, unexceptionable, unobjectionable, untainted). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | αναμφισβήττητοσ, αδιαμφισβήτητοσ (conclusive, incontrovertible, uncontested, unquestkoned), αδιαφιλονίκητοσ (incontestable, undisputed). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hebrew | לא תן לחלוק עליו, שאין לערער עליו. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | vitathatatlan (beyond dispute, incontrovertible, irrefragable, to stand unchallenged, unarguable, uncontented, undisputed, undoubted), kétségtelen (doubtless, downright, indubitable, positive, questionless, sure, undoubted, unquestionable). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Indonesian | tak dapat dibantah (axiomatic). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | indiscutibile (unquestionable), pacifico (Pacific, peace loving, peaceable, peaceably, peaceful, quiet, unquestionable, unwarlike). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Kanji | 争われない (undeniable, unmistakable). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Katakana | あらそわれない (undeniable, unmistakable). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Korean | 논의의 여지가 없". (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Manx | neuarganeagh (irrefutable, unarguable). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Norwegian | ubestridelig. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | indisputableay indisputável (unquestionable), incontestabilidade. (various references) indiscutabil (absolutely, admittedly, indubitable, unquestionable), incontestabil (decidedly, incontestable, incontrovertible, irrefragable, much, undeniable, undeniably, undoubted), de netãgãduit (undeniable), de necontestat. (various references) неоспоримый (cogent, incontestable, incontrovertible, irrecusable, irrefragable, unchallengeable, uncontrollable, undeniable, undisputed, unquestionable, unquestioned), бесспорный (indubitable, irrefutable, unarguable, undisputable, undisputed, undoubted). (various references) neosporiv, neosporan (incontestable, incontrovertible, questionless, undeniable, undoubted, unimpeachable, unquestioned). (various references) indisputable, indiscutible (questionless, undisputed, undoubted). (various references) oomtvistlig (incontestable, unchallenged), odiskutabel (unquestionable, unquestioned), obestridlig (impregnable, incontestable, incontrovertible, irrefragable, irrefutable, undeniable, undoubted, unimpeachable, unquestionable, unquestioned). (various references) inkâr edilemez (incontestable, incontrovertible, irrefragable, irrefutable, undeniable), tartışmasız (beyond dispute, decided, incontestable, non contentious, noncontentious, unargued, unchallenged, undisputed, without dispute), su götürmez (beyond dispute, definite, incontestable, incontrovertible, irrefutable, unchallengeable, unchallenged, undeniable, unquestionable, watertight), kesin (absolute, accurate, assertive, categorical, certain, cheese it, clean-cut, clear-cut, conclusive, decided, decisive, declared, definite, definitive, determined, dogmatic, downright, exact, express, extreme, final, firm, flat, frozen, implicit, indubitable, irreversible, irrevocable, mathematical, ocular, outright, peremptory, point blank, pointed, precise, pronounced, rigid, rigorous, round, safe, scientific, specific, spot-on, Square, stark, sure, sure as death, unambiguous, uncompromising, undoubted, unquestionable, unquestioned, unquestioning, utter), şüphe götürmez (above suspicion, beyond all question, beyond doubt, unassailable), şüphe edilmez (above suspicion, unimpeachable). (various references) незаперечний (cogent, excathedral, incontestable, incontrovertible, never say die, unassailable, unavoidable, uncontestable, undeniable). (various references) không thể tranh luận (uncontrovertible, undebatable), không thể cãi, không thể b n cãi (incontrovertible, uncontrovertible). (various references) diymwad (undeniable), di-ddadl (unquestionable), diamheuol (undoubted). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Words beginning with "indisputable": indisputableness, indisputablenesses. (additional references) | |
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"Indisputable" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: indisbutable. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "indisputable" (pronounced i'nduspyuw"tubul) |
| 7 | -y uw" t u b u l | immutable, irrefutable. |
| 6 | -uw" t u b u l | inscrutable, suitable, unsuitable. |
| 5 | -t u b u l | acceptable, accountable, adaptable, adjustable, adoptable, attributable, charitable, collectible, comfortable, compatible, constable, contemptible, contestable, convertible, copyrightable, countable, creditable, debatable, deductible, delectable, detectable, digestible, discountable, disreputable, eatable, electable, equitable, excitable, exportable, forfeitable, forgettable, habitable, harvestable, heritable, hospitable, imitable, imperceptible, implantable, incompatible, incontrovertible, indestructible, indomitable, inequitable, inevitable, inexhaustible, inflatable, inheritable, inhospitable, inimitable, injectable, insupportable, insurmountable, interruptible, intractable, investable, irresistible, irritable, lamentable, marketable, nonconvertible, nondeductible, notable, palatable, patentable, perceptible, portable, potable, predictable, presentable, preventable, printable, profitable, prosecutable, quotable, redoubtable, regrettable, rentable, repeatable, reportable, reputable, resettable, respectable, retractable, suggestible, supportable, susceptible, tractable, transmittable, transportable, treatable, unacceptable, unaccountable, unbeatable, uncollectible, uncomfortable, undetectable, unelectable, unforgettable, uninhabitable, unpalatable, unpredictable, unprintable, unprofitable, unsupportable, vegetable, veritable. |
| 4 | -u b u l | abominable, accessible, achievable, actionable, addressable, admirable, admissible, adorable, advisable, affable, affordable, agreeable, allowable, amenable, amendable, amiable, amicable, analyzable, answerable, appealable, applicable, appreciable, approachable, approvable, arable, arguable, attainable, audible, available, avoidable, bankable, bearable, believable, billable, biodegradable, breakable, buildable, burnable, callable, cannibal, capable, changeable, chargeable, classifiable, collapsible, Combinable, commendable, communicable, comparable, compensable, comprehensible, conceivable, confirmable, considerable, consumable, controllable, credible, crucible, culpable, curable, defensible, definable, degradable, deliverable, demonstrable, dependable, deplorable, deployable, depreciable, describable, desirable, despicable, detachable, determinable, developable, disagreeable, discernible, discoverable, dishonorable, dispensable, disposable, distinguishable, divisible, doable, drinkable, drivable, durable, edible, eligible, Embraceable, employable, enforceable, enjoyable, enviable, equable, erasable, erodible, estimable, exchangeable, excludable, excusable, execrable, exercisable, expandable, expendable, explainable, extendable, extendible, fallible, fashionable, fathomable, favorable, feasible, fissionable, fixable, flammable, flexible, forcible, foreseeable, forgivable, formidable, fungible, fusible, gullible, hon, honorable, horrible, identifiable, illegible, imaginable, immiscible, immovable, impassable, impeachable, impeccable, impenetrable, impermissible, implacable, implausible, imponderable, impossible, impracticable, impregnable, impressionable, improbable, inaccessible, inadmissible, inadvisable, inalienable, inapplicable, inaudible, incalculable, incapable, incomparable, incomprehensible, incompressible, inconceivable, incorrigible, incredible, incurable, indefatigable, indefensible, indefinable, indelible, indescribable, indispensable, indistinguishable, indivisible, inedible, ineffable, ineligible, inescapable, inexcusable, inexorable, inexplicable, infallible, infeasible, inflammable, inflexible, innumerable, inoperable, insatiable, inseparable, insoluble, insufferable, intangible, intelligible, interchangeable, interminable, intolerable, invaluable, invincible, inviolable, invisible, invulnerable, irascible, irreconcilable, irremediable, irreparable, irreplaceable, irrepressible, irresponsible, irreversible, irrevocable, issuable, justifiable, knowledgeable, laudable, laughable, leasable, legible, liable, likable, likeable, livable, lovable, malleable, manageable, mandible, maneuverable, measurable, memorable, microwavable, miscible, miserable, moldable, movable, navigable, negligible, negotiable, noncallable, nondurable, nonrefundable, nonrenewable, nontaxable, nontransferable, noticeable, objectionable, observable, obtainable, operable, ostensible, palpable, parable, passable, payable, peaceable, perishable, permeable, permissible, personable, persuadable, pitiable, plausible, pleasurable, pliable, possible, practicable, preferable, probable, programmable, provable, punishable, questionable, reachable, readable, realizable, reasonable, receivable, rechargeable, recognizable, recordable, recoverable, recyclable, redeemable, reducible, refundable, reliable, remarkable, removable, renewable, repairable, repayable, replaceable, reprehensible, resealable, responsible, returnable, reusable, reversible, revocable, ridable, salable, saleable, salvageable, seasonable, sensible, serviceable, sizable, sizeable, sociable, soluble, solvable, spendable, submersible, survivable, sustainable, syllable, talkable, tangible, taxable, teachable, tenable, terrible, tolerable, traceable, tradable, tradeable, trainable, transferable, transferrable, tunable, typeable, unaffordable, unalienable, unalterable, unanswerable, unassailable, unattainable, unavailable, unavoidable, unbearable, unbelievable, unbuildable, unconscionable, uncontrollable, undeniable, understandable, undesirable, unemployable, unenforceable, unenviable, unexplainable, unfashionable, unfathomable, unfavorable, unfeasible, unflappable, unforeseeable, unforgivable, ungovernable, unimaginable, unimpeachable, uninsurable, unintelligible, unjustifiable, unknowable, unlivable, unmanageable, unmentionable, unmistakable, unobtainable, unquestionable, unreachable, unreadable, unreasonable, unrecognizable, unreliable, unremarkable, unsalable, unshakable, unsinkable, unsolvable, unspeakable, unstoppable, unsustainable, untenable, unthinkable, untouchable, untraceable, unusable, unverifiable, unwinnable, unworkable, usable, variable, venerable, verifiable, viable, visible, voluble, vulnerable, washable, wearable, winnable, workable. |
| 3 | -b u l | able, amble, assemble, babble, Babel, bauble, bible, bramble, bubble, Bumble, cable, cobble, coble, corbel, crumble, cymbal, dabble, Dibble, disable, disassemble, dissemble, double, Drabble, dribble, enable, enfeeble, ennoble, ensemble, fable, feeble, foible, fumble, gable, gamble, Garble, global, gobble, Gribble, grumble, hardscrabble, herbal, hobble, humble, ignoble, immeasurable, immobile, intertribal, jumble, kibble, label, libel, marble, mislabel, mobile, mumble, nibble, nimble, noble, nonverbal, pebble, preamble, psychobabble, quibble, rabble, ramble, reassemble, rebel, redouble, relabel, resemble, Roble, rouble, roundtable, rubble, Ruble, rumble, sable, Scrabble, scramble, scribble, shamble, Sibyl, squabble, Stabile, stable, stubble, stumble, symbol, table, thimble, timetable, treble, tremble, tribal, trouble, tubal, tumble, turntable, umbel, unable, unscramble, unserviceable, unstable, valuable, verbal, wamble, wobble. |
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Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-b-d-e-i-i-l-n-p-s-t-u" | |
-2 letters: disputable. | |
-3 letters: disentail, dualities, inaudible, insulated, sibilated, subalpine, supinated, unplaited. | |
-4 letters: abluents, adenitis, alienist, alpinist, alunites, antislip, audibles, audients, baptised, bepaints, bidental, biplanes, blandest, blindest, bustline, dainties, daubiest, depaints, diluents, displant, disunite, dutiable, epiblast, idealist, indusial, instable, insulate, insulted, lapidist, litanies, nudities, nuptials, panelist, pantiled, pantiles, petunias, piebalds, pintails, pitiable, plainest, plaudits, pulsated. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-b-d-e-i-i-l-n-p-s-t-u" | |
+4 letters: indisputableness. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. SCRABBLE® is a registered trademark. All intellectual property rights in and to the game are owned in the U.S.A and Canada by Hasbro Inc., and throughout the rest of the world by J.W. Spear & Sons Limited of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, a subsidiary of Mattel Inc. Mattel and Spear are not affiliated with Hasbro. | |
Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)49 6E 64 69 73 70 75 74 61 62 6C 65 |
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Morse Code (1836) (references).. -. -.. .. ... .--. ..- - .- -... .-.. . |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01001001 01101110 01100100 01101001 01110011 01110000 01110101 01110100 01100001 01100010 01101100 01100101 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)I n d i s p u t a b l e |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0049 006E 0064 0069 0073 0070 0075 0074 0061 0062 006C 0065 |
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)438070758582878667687871 |
| 1. Definition 2. Synonyms 3. Crosswords 4. Usage: Modern | 5. Usage: Commercial 6. Quotations: Familiar 7. Quotations: Fiction 8. Quotations: Non-fiction | 9. Usage Frequency 10. Expressions 11. Expressions: Internet 12. Translations: Modern | 13. Derivations 14. Rhymes 15. Anagrams 16. Orthography | 17. Bibliography |
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