Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

beyond a shadow of a doubt

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.23 in modern English

Syllables: be-yond a shad-ow of a -doubt
IPA

40

Scrabble Score

21

Letters

4

Syllables

13

Unique Chars

Meaning

prep_phrase

Without any doubt or hesitation at all.

Example Sentences

"I knew beyond a shadow of a doubt that my sister would want to go to the concert."
"So that there can be no possible misunderstanding, both Germany and Japan can be certain beyond any shadow of a doubt that America will continue to fight for freedom until no vestige of resistance remains. Our demand has been and it remains unconditional surrender."

Etymology

From shadow of a doubt.

Inflected Forms

beyond a shadow of doubt (alternative) beyond the shadow of a doubt (alternative) without a shadow of a doubt (alternative)

Phrases

beyond reasonable doubt

Frequently Paired Words

beyond reasonable doubt

Synonyms

indubitably beyond doubt beyond a doubt

Questions

What does beyond a shadow of a doubt mean?: Without any doubt or hesitation at all.
Where does beyond a shadow of a doubt come from?: From shadow of a doubt.

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