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UNDISPUTED
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Dictionary entry overview: What does undisputed mean?
• UNDISPUTED (adjective)
The adjective UNDISPUTED has 1 sense:
1. generally agreed upon; not subject to dispute
Familiarity information: UNDISPUTED used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Generally agreed upon; not subject to dispute
Synonyms:
unchallenged; undisputed; unquestioned
Context example:
the undisputed fact
Similar:
noncontroversial; uncontroversial (not likely to arouse controversy)
Context examples
Her resolute effort threw back the lid, and gave to her astonished eyes the view of a white cotton counterpane, properly folded, reposing at one end of the chest in undisputed possession!
(Northanger Abbey, by Jane Austen)
It was not without some emotion that he looked upon the scene around him, for, in spite of his secluded life, he knew enough of the ancient greatness of his own family to be aware that the time had been when they had held undisputed and paramount sway over all that tract of country.
(The White Company, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
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