unjustified
adjective
un·jus·ti·fied
ˌən-ˈjə-stə-ˌfīd 
: not justified: such as
a
: not demonstrably correct or judicious : not warranted or appropriate
unjustified anger
an unjustified punishment
b
: not spaced to be even
unjustified lines of text
an unjustified margin
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One that was really big for 'Ash' was 'Suspiria' and a lot of that kind of theatrical color, and trying to get psychedelic with the colors and the negative space, playing with unjustified light sources.
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Jeff Spry, Space.com, 23 June 2025
Jeans pushes back on reports about ‘unjustified privileges’ Jean, a U.S.-educated economist and former head of Haiti’s Central Bank, assumed the helm of the presidential council in March as part of the rotation presidency.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 21 June 2025
The company now operates as the Institute of OM Foundation, and its current owners have said the charges against its former executives were unjustified, according to Reuters.
—Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 11 June 2025
This unchecked growth and unjustified techno-optimism comes with incredible environmental consequences, including expanding demand for computing power, larger carbon footprints, shifts in patterns of electricity and water demands and an accelerated depletion of natural resources.
—Jamie Lang, Variety, 10 June 2025
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Jeff Spry, Space.com, 23 June 2025
Jeans pushes back on reports about ‘unjustified privileges’ Jean, a U.S.-educated economist and former head of Haiti’s Central Bank, assumed the helm of the presidential council in March as part of the rotation presidency.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 21 June 2025
The company now operates as the Institute of OM Foundation, and its current owners have said the charges against its former executives were unjustified, according to Reuters.
—Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 11 June 2025
This unchecked growth and unjustified techno-optimism comes with incredible environmental consequences, including expanding demand for computing power, larger carbon footprints, shifts in patterns of electricity and water demands and an accelerated depletion of natural resources.
—Jamie Lang, Variety, 10 June 2025
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“Unjustified.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unjustified. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
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