unquestioned

adjective

un·​ques·​tioned ˌən-ˈkwes-chənd How to pronounce unquestioned (audio)
-ˈkwesh-
: not doubted or questioned
unquestioned authority
an assumption that has gone unquestioned
a person of unquestioned integrity

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Despite its allegorical significance about paganism, the snake myth has persisted unquestioned. Gemma Allen, Forbes, 16 Mar. 2025 But Jimmy Butler did not earn unquestioned trust by routinely failing to report for duty. Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 15 Mar. 2025 The movie’s over-all arc is a common one: from the unquestioned routines of daily life to the strange new normal of risks and precautions, fears and constraints, illness and deaths; from there to an eventual sense of wary relief. Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 13 Mar. 2025 Presidents, as commanders in chief, have unquestioned authority to relieve any senior military officer for essentially any reason. James Stavridis, Twin Cities, 2 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for unquestioned

Word History

First Known Use

1604, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of unquestioned was in 1604

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“Unquestioned.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unquestioned. Accessed 21 Mar. 2025.

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