# unmistakably

**Pronunciation:** /ʌn.mɪˈsteɪ.kə.bli/ · un-mis-TAY-kuh-blee

**CEFR level:** B2

**Part of speech:** adverb

## Meaning

In a way that is clear and impossible to doubt or misunderstand.

## Examples

- The painting was unmistakably a fake.
- Her voice was unmistakably her own, even after all these years.
- The evidence pointed unmistakably to his guilt.

## Synonyms

- clearly — Generally obvious or easy to see/understand.
- evidently — Based on clear evidence; obviously.
- undeniably — Cannot be disputed or denied; certainly true.
- indisputably — Without any possibility of argument or doubt.

## Antonyms

- ambiguously — In a way that has more than one possible meaning, making it unclear.
- vaguely — In a way that is not clearly expressed or understood.

## Common patterns

- unmistakably a — Used to state that something is clearly a specific type of thing. — The music was unmistakably a product of the 1980s.
- unmistakably [adjective] — Used to emphasize that an adjective clearly describes something. — The building was unmistakably old.

## Collocations

- unmistakably clear — The message was unmistakably clear: no one was to enter the building.
- unmistakably genuine — The antique vase was unmistakably genuine, worth a fortune.
- unmistakably a — His accent was unmistakably American.

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