Phrase guide

no doubt

adv · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

adv

Meaning 1

without a doubt; surely.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Examples

  • No doubt you can provide a better definition//that is, there's no doubt that you can.
  • It's no doubt the case that the internet enslaves us.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adverb

Meaning 2

admittedly

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • to be sure, he is no Einstein

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: to be sure, without doubt

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English ne doute, a calque of Old French saunz doute, itself borrowed unadapted into Middle English.

Across languages

Translations

50 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: لَا شَكَّ (lā šakka) — without a doubt
  • Arabic: لَا جَرَمَ (lā jarama) — without a doubt
  • Arabic: لَا مَحَالَةَ (lā maḥālata) — without a doubt
  • Belarusian: несумне́нна (njesumnjénna) — without a doubt
  • Belarusian: безумо́ўна (bjezumówna) — without a doubt
  • Belarusian: бясспрэ́чна (bjasspréčna) — without a doubt
  • Belarusian: вядо́ма (vjadóma) — without a doubt
  • Belarusian: напэ́ўна (napéwna) — without a doubt
  • Chinese Mandarin: 無疑 /无疑 (wúyí) — without a doubt
  • Chinese Mandarin: 毫無疑問 /毫无疑问 (háowúyíwèn) — without a doubt
  • Czech: nepochybně — without a doubt
  • Czech: bez pochyb — without a doubt
  • Danish: utvivlsomt — without a doubt
  • Danish: givetvis — without a doubt
  • Danish: uden tvivl — without a doubt
  • Dutch: zonder twijfel — without a doubt
  • Esperanto: sendube — without a doubt
  • Finnish: epäilemättä — without a doubt
  • Finnish: varmasti — without a doubt
  • French: pas de doute — without a doubt
  • French: sans doute — without a doubt
  • French: à n'en pas douter — without a doubt
  • Galician: sen dúbida — without a doubt
  • German: fraglos — without a doubt
  • German: zweifellos — without a doubt
  • Hebrew: אין ספק (en safék) — without a doubt
  • Indonesian: tanpa keraguan — without a doubt
  • Indonesian: sudah pasti — without a doubt
  • Irish: gan amhras — without a doubt
  • Irish: gan dabht — without a doubt
  • Irish: is dóigh — without a doubt
  • Japanese: 間違いなく (machigai-naku) — without a doubt
  • Japanese: 疑いもなく (utagai mo naku) — without a doubt
  • Central Kurdish: بێ گومان (bê guman) — without a doubt
  • Northern Kurdish: bêguman — without a doubt
  • Latin: nīmīrum — without a doubt
  • Latin: nempe — without a doubt
  • Latvian: protams — without a doubt
  • Latvian: bez šaubām — without a doubt
  • Manx: gyn ourys — without a doubt
  • Manx: gyn dooyt — without a doubt
  • Old English: būtan twēon — without a doubt
  • Polish: niewątpliwie — without a doubt
  • Portuguese: sem dúvida — without a doubt
  • Russian: несомне́нно (nesomnénno) — without a doubt
  • Russian: вне сомне́ния (vne somnénija) — without a doubt
  • Thai: อย่างไม่ต้องสงสัย (yàang mâi dtɔ̂ng sǒng-sǎi) — without a doubt
  • Turkish: hiç şüphesiz — without a doubt
  • Turkish: şüphesiz — without a doubt
  • Vietnamese: chắc chắn — without a doubt