unwarranted
adjective
un·war·rant·ed
ˌən-ˈwȯr-ən-təd 
-ˈwär-
: lacking adequate or official support : not warranted : unjustified
unwarranted fears
an unwarranted intrusion
Their criticism is unwarranted.
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Examples of unwarranted in a Sentence
the committee concluded that any further revisions to the regulations were currently unwarranted
don't leap to unwarranted conclusions
Recent Examples on the Web
Regent Keith Ellis, who represented the lone dissenting vote, said during the open session held at UC Merced that the payments set an unwarranted precedent.
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Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 15 May 2024
Organizers said the use of force by university police and CMPD in removing protesters was unwarranted.
—Rebecca Noel, Charlotte Observer, 9 May 2024
That has been repeated as an assurance to residents and civic leaders who contended that freeway offramp closures downtown during last year’s Cinco de Mayo celebrations were discriminatory and unwarranted.
—Robert Salonga, The Mercury News, 5 May 2024
Combs has denied any wrongdoing, and his attorneys have slammed the investigation as unwarranted.
—Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 15 Apr. 2024
The most dire warnings—that up to forty million Americans might be evicted from their homes—proved unwarranted.
—Mya Frazier, Harper's Magazine, 26 Feb. 2024
Several leading conservative scholars along with former Homeland Secretary secretaries from both Republican and Democratic administrations have dismissed the Mayorkas impeachment as unwarranted or a waste of time.
—Lisa Mascaro, Fortune, 14 Feb. 2024
The ones who generate controversy have typically been caught backing falsehoods or slamming the media to an unwarranted degree.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 24 Mar. 2024
The state takeover of Shelby Park this month was unexpected and unwarranted, city officials have said.
—Arelis R. Hernández, Washington Post, 30 Jan. 2024
Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 15 May 2024
Organizers said the use of force by university police and CMPD in removing protesters was unwarranted.
—Rebecca Noel, Charlotte Observer, 9 May 2024
That has been repeated as an assurance to residents and civic leaders who contended that freeway offramp closures downtown during last year’s Cinco de Mayo celebrations were discriminatory and unwarranted.
—Robert Salonga, The Mercury News, 5 May 2024
Combs has denied any wrongdoing, and his attorneys have slammed the investigation as unwarranted.
—Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 15 Apr. 2024
The most dire warnings—that up to forty million Americans might be evicted from their homes—proved unwarranted.
—Mya Frazier, Harper's Magazine, 26 Feb. 2024
Several leading conservative scholars along with former Homeland Secretary secretaries from both Republican and Democratic administrations have dismissed the Mayorkas impeachment as unwarranted or a waste of time.
—Lisa Mascaro, Fortune, 14 Feb. 2024
The ones who generate controversy have typically been caught backing falsehoods or slamming the media to an unwarranted degree.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 24 Mar. 2024
The state takeover of Shelby Park this month was unexpected and unwarranted, city officials have said.
—Arelis R. Hernández, Washington Post, 30 Jan. 2024
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“Unwarranted.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unwarranted. Accessed 18 May. 2024.
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