unquestionability

State of being absolute

Unquestionability is the quality of being beyond doubt or challenge.

It describes something so certain or authoritative that questioning it seems pointless or inappropriate: the unquestionability of mathematical proofs, He spoke with an air of unquestionability that discouraged dissent.

The word often carries a hint of criticism, suggesting claims that resist scrutiny they perhaps deserve.

authority

supremacy

Highest rank or power

command · jurisdiction · autocracy · absolutism · infallibility · papal · diktat · mandate · decree · edict

dogma

doctrine

Established body of teachings

canon · axiom · gospel · catechism · fundamentalism · ideology · belief · faith · absolutism · infallibility

certainty

indubitable

Impossible to doubt

unassailable · undeniable · unarguable · unanswerable · conclusive · definitive · absolute · categorical · unequivocal · axiomatic

trust

reliability

Consistent, predictable performance

integrity · steadfastness · consistency · fidelity · assurance · confidence · faith · loyalty · allegiance · devotion

Opposites
certainty and doubt

unquestionabilityquestionability

State of being doubtful

doubtfulness · uncertainty · dubiousness · questionableness · ambiguity

contestability

unquestionabilitydebatability

State of being arguable

disputability · contestability · deniability · refutability · arguability

legitimacy of authority

unquestionabilityillegitimacy

Lacking lawful authority

dubiousness · shadiness · suspiciousness · untrustworthiness · unreliability

Family

question, request, quest, questionable, conquest, unquestionable, inquest, unquestionably, unquestioned

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