unimpeachable
/,ʌnim'pi:tʃəbl/
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Definition
- Adjective:
- Completely acceptable; not open to exception or reproach: Describes something or someone that is beyond criticism or fault, so good or correct that it cannot be questioned or doubted.
- Free of guilt; not subject to blame: Describes a person whose character or behavior is entirely faultless and above suspicion.
- Beyond doubt or reproach: Describes information or a source that is so reliable and trustworthy that it cannot be doubted.
Usage Examples
- Describing a person's character or reputation:
- Her integrity is unimpeachable; everyone trusts her completely.
- He has an unimpeachable reputation in the scientific community.
- Describing a source of information:
- The journalist cited an unimpeachable source for the story.
- We need unimpeachable evidence before we can proceed.
- Describing something as flawless or beyond criticism:
- The committee found his conduct to be unimpeachable.
- She provided unimpeachable logic in her argument.
Advanced Usage
- Legal/Formal Context: Often used in formal, legal, or official contexts to describe evidence, testimony, or a witness that is beyond any reasonable doubt or challenge.
- The witness's unimpeachable testimony was crucial to the case.
- Ethical/Moral Context: Used to describe a standard of behavior or ethics that is considered perfect and unassailable.
- A public official should strive for unimpeachable ethics.
Variants and Related Words
- Unimpeachably (adverb): In a manner that is beyond reproach.
- The report was unimpeachably accurate.
- Impeach (verb): To charge with a crime or misdemeanor; to cast doubt on. (This is the root word from which "unimpeachable" is formed, meaning "not able to be impeached").
Synonyms
- Irreproachable: Free from blame or criticism.
- Blameless: Innocent of wrongdoing.
- Unassailable: Unable to be attacked, questioned, or defeated.
- Faultless: Without any flaws or defects.
Antonyms
- Questionable: Doubtful as to truth or quality.
- Reprehensible: Deserving censure or condemnation.
- Blameworthy: Responsible for wrongdoing and deserving of censure.
Related Idioms and Phrases
- Beyond reproach: A common phrase with a very similar meaning to "unimpeachable," describing something that is perfect and cannot be criticized.
- The accountant's record-keeping was beyond reproach.
- Above suspicion: So honest or good that no one would suspect them of wrongdoing.
- As a judge, she must remain above suspicion.
Adjective
- completely acceptable; not open to exception or reproach
- two unexceptionable witnesses
- a judge's ethics should be unexceptionable
- free of guilt; not subject to blame
- has lived a blameless life
- of irreproachable character
- an unimpeachable reputation
- beyond doubt or reproach
- an unimpeachable source