adv · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Pronunciation
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/ʌnˈdaʊtɪdli/
proscribed:/ʌnˈdaʊtɪbli/
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Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adv
Meaning 1
Without doubt; definitely.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
adverb
Meaning 2
without doubt; certainly
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
it's undoubtedly very beautiful
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: doubtless, doubtlessly
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
From Middle English undoutedly, equivalent to undoubted + -ly.
Across languages
Translations
31 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Armenian:
անկասկած
(ankaskac)
— without doubt
Bashkir:
һис шикһеҙ
(his şikheź)
— without doubt
Bulgarian:
несъмнено
(nesǎmneno)
— without doubt
Catalan:
indubtablement
— without doubt
Chinese Cantonese:
實 /实
(sat6)
— without doubt
Chinese Mandarin:
毫無疑問 /毫无疑问
(háowú yíwèn)
— without doubt
Dutch:
ongetwijfeld
— without doubt
Dutch:
zonder twijfel
— without doubt
Esperanto:
sendube
— without doubt
Finnish:
epäilemättä
— without doubt
French:
sans aucun doute
— without doubt
French:
sans nul doute
— without doubt
German:
zweifellos
— without doubt
Greek:
αδιαμφισβήτητα
(adiamfisvítita)
— without doubt