Meaning & use
undebatable
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Meanings
adjectivenot comparable
So clearly true or settled that reasonable people would not argue about it.
Grammar: Used after be or before a noun: an undebatable fact.
Patterns
- an undebatable fact
- it is undebatable that something
It is undebatable that exercise improves health.
The evidence made her conclusion undebatable.
He treated his rule as undebatable.
adjectivenot comparable
Not allowed to be discussed, such as a rule that is fixed by authority.
Grammar: Suggests a topic that is closed to discussion.
Patterns
- an undebatable rule
- consider something undebatable
The captain said the curfew was undebatable.
Some topics were undebatable at family dinners.
The contract terms are undebatable.
Common combinations
- an undebatable fact
- The sun rises in the east is an undebatable fact.
- undebatable proof
- The photo was undebatable proof.
- remain undebatable
- Safety remains undebatable.
- undebatable truth
- It is an undebatable truth.
Synonyms and how they differ
- indisputable
- It is more common and formal, and it means no one can honestly disagree.
- undeniable
- It stresses that you cannot deny something once you see the proof.
- non-negotiable
- It suggests a demand that cannot be bargained over, rather than a fact that cannot be argued.
- unquestionable
- It stresses that nobody could doubt or ask whether it is true.
Opposites
Word family
Commonly confused: undebatable or indebted?
undebatable vs indebted
Indebted means owing thanks or money and has nothing to do with argument.
Practice
Which word is the best opposite of 'undebatable'?
Choose one answer.
Debatable means open to argument. The others are all close to undebatable.
Make it your own
Write a sentence using “undebatable”, then check it and compare it with the examples above.