different between undoubted vs irrefutable

English

Etymology

From Middle English undouted, undoutid, equivalent to un- +? doubted.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?n?da?t?d/
• Hyphenation: un?doubt?ed

Adjective

undoubted (comparative more undoubted, superlative most undoubted)

1. Without doubt; without question; certain.

   His undoubted skill meant that he was in much demand.

   • c. 1602, William Shakespeare, All’s Well That Ends Well, Act II, Scene 1,^[1]

     More should I question thee, and more I must,

     Though more to know could not be more to trust,

     From whence thou camest, how tended on: but rest

     Unquestion’d welcome and undoubted blest.

   • 1813, Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice, Volume II, Chapter 12,^[2]

     Of what he has particularly accused me I am ignorant; but of the truth of what I shall relate, I can summon more than one witness of undoubted veracity.

   • 1923, “Current Situation,” Time, 3 December, 1923,^[3]

     The place of psychology in business is undoubted; whether it can prevail against more concrete and material facts, and if so, how long, remain debatable propositions.

Synonyms

• uncontested
• unquestioned
• undisputed
• doubtless

Derived terms

• undoubtedly

English

Etymology

From Late Latin irref?t?bilis, from in- (“not”) + ref?t?bilis (“refutable”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?????fju?t?b?l/, /?????fju?t?b?l/
• (rare) IPA^(key): /????fj?t?b?l/, /????fju?t?b?l/

Adjective

irrefutable (comparative more irrefutable, superlative most irrefutable)

1. undeniable; unable to be disproved or refuted

   Antonym: refutable

Translations

Spanish

Etymology

From Late Latin irref?t?bilis, from in- (“not”) + ref?t?bilis (“refutable”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /irefu?table/, [i.re.fu?t?a.??le]

Adjective

irrefutable (plural irrefutables)

1. irrefutable

Related terms

• refutar