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Adjective

undisputed

adj.
C1 Advanced US /ˌəndɪˈspjutɪd/ UK /ʌndɪspjˈuːtɪd/ undis·put·ed

adj.accepted by everyone as true or the best. No one argues about it because the facts are very clear.

adj.acknowledged by all parties as certain or superior; not open to question or doubt. Often used to describe a leader, a fact, or a champion whose status is beyond challenge.


SIMPLE

She is the undisputed champion of the tournament.

CONTEXTUAL

After winning every major award this season, he became the undisputed leader in his field.

COMPLEX

The discovery of the original manuscript provided undisputed evidence of the author's true intentions, effectively ending decades of academic debate on the subject.

Usage

Typically used attributively before a noun like 'champion', 'leader', or 'fact'.

Pickford came in for familiar criticism following his performances against Ghana and Argentina despite reinforcing his status as England’s undisputed No 1 goalkeeper across the tournament.

The Guardian· 13 Aug 2026

But experts had gathered no undisputed observations of the act itself.

Smithsonian Magazine· 14 Aug 2026

From un- + disputed.

Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Level C1 · Advanced
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