unquestioned
Taken for granted
Unquestioned describes something accepted without doubt or challenge.
An unquestioned authority faces no opposition.
An unquestioned assumption goes unexamined.
Her loyalty was unquestioned.
The word can suggest either genuine certainty or a failure to scrutinize what perhaps should be questioned.
Total, without qualification
- supremeHighest in authority
- sovereignSupreme in power
- commandingExerting strong authority
- masterfulHighly skilled and authoritative
dominant · uncontested · unchallenged · ruling · reigning · preeminent · paramount · undisputed
Impossible to contradict
- irrefutableImpossible to disprove
- incontrovertibleImpossible to deny
- unassailableImpossible to attack successfully
- unarguableImpossible to dispute
indubitable · unimpeachable · conclusive · definitive · certain · absolute · self-evident · axiomatic
Believed without certainty
- taken-for-grantedPresumed without acknowledgment
- presupposedAccepted as already true
- unexaminedNot yet scrutinized
- unverifiedNot yet proven true
unscrutinized · unconfirmed · unproven · given · default · automatic · reflexive · habitual
Understood without words
- unspokenNot verbally expressed
- understoodGrasped the meaning
- silentProducing no sound
- unarticulatedNot verbally conveyed
unvoiced · unstated · unexpressed · inherent · ingrained · internalized · subconscious · instinctive
Confidence in another
- faithTrust without proof
- beliefTrust held as true
- certaintyTotal absence of doubt
- confidenceSelf-assurance or trust
consensus · acknowledgment · endorsement · validation · recognition · affirmation · agreement · compliance
absolute
Total, without qualification
- supremeHighest in authority
- sovereignSupreme in power
- commandingExerting strong authority
masterful · dominant · uncontested · unchallenged · ruling · reigning · preeminent · paramount · undisputed · authoritarian
undeniable
Impossible to contradict
- irrefutableImpossible to disprove
- incontrovertibleImpossible to deny
- unassailableImpossible to attack successfully
unarguable · indubitable · unimpeachable · conclusive · definitive · certain · absolute · self-evident · axiomatic · obvious
presumed
Believed without certainty
- taken-for-grantedPresumed without acknowledgment
- presupposedAccepted as already true
- unexaminedNot yet scrutinized
unverified · unscrutinized · unconfirmed · unproven · given · default · automatic · reflexive · habitual · unchallenged
tacit
Understood without words
- unspokenNot verbally expressed
- understoodGrasped the meaning
- silentProducing no sound
unarticulated · unvoiced · unstated · unexpressed · inherent · ingrained · internalized · subconscious · instinctive · intuitive
trust
Confidence in another
confidence · consensus · acknowledgment · endorsement · validation · recognition · affirmation · agreement · compliance · adherence
unquestionedquestioned
Asked for information
disputed · contested · controversial · challenged · debated
unquestionedillegitimate
Not authorized or recognized
unauthorized · contested · challenged · disputed · invalidated