undeniably

English

Etymology

From undeniable +‎ -ly, equivalent to un- +‎ deny +‎ -ably.

Pronunciation

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Adverb

undeniably (comparative more undeniably, superlative most undeniably)

1. In an undeniable manner, or to an undeniable extent.

   Synonym: indeniably

   • 1853, Pisistratus Caxton [pseudonym; Edward Bulwer-Lytton], chapter III, in “My Novel”; Or Varieties in English Life […], volume III, Edinburgh; London: William Blackwood and Sons, →OCLC, book tenth, page 115:

     [A]nd gaunt though his figure, and far from elegant though his dressing-robe, there was that about him which spoke undeniably of the grand seigneur— [...]

   • 2023 March 8, Gareth Dennis, “The Reshaping of things to come...”, in RAIL, number 978, page 49:

     It created inter-city and intermodal services, which were genuinely world leading. And it undeniably pushed British Railways into the modern era.

2. Used as a modal adverb to assert that that the indicated statement is undeniable.

   Synonyms: indisputably, unquestionably

   The third movie was undeniably the best.

Translations

in an undeniable manner

• Catalan: indiscutiblement, innegablement
• Finnish: kiistämättömästi
• French: incontestablement (fr), indéniablement (fr), indisputablement (fr)
• Galician: innegablemente
• Greek: αναντίρρητα (el) (anantírrita), αναμφισβήτητα (el) (anamfisvítita), ασυζητητί (el) (asyzitití), αναμφίβολα (el) (anamfívola)
• Hungarian: tagadhatatlanul (hu)
• Italian: innegabilmente (it)
• Polish: bezdyskusyjnie (pl)
• Portuguese: indiscutivelmente, inegavelmente
• Romanian: incontestabil (ro)
• Russian: неоспори́мо (ru) (neosporímo), несомне́нно (ru) (nesomnénno), неопровержи́мо (ru) (neoproveržímo), я́вно (ru) (jávno)
• Spanish: incontrovertiblemente, innegablemente, indiscutiblemente
• Swedish: onekligen (sv)

(used as a modal adverb)

• Finnish: kiistattomasti
• Greek: αναμφισβήτητα (el) (anamfisvítita), ασυζητητί (el) (asyzitití), αναντίρρητα (el) (anantírrita), αναμφίβολα (el) (anamfívola)