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

jumping to unjustified conclusions

an unjustified punishment

b

: not spaced to be even

unjustified lines of text

an unjustified margin

Examples of unjustified in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Privacy versus security with AI on the rise Privacy advocates insist that people have a fundamental right to communicate without unjustified intrusion. — Lorne Cook, Fortune, 8 Sep. 2026

Privacy advocates insist that people have a fundamental right to communicate without unjustified intrusion. — ABC News, 8 Sep. 2026

And in January, another ARD poll found that 72% of the population considered the arrest of former Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro unjustified. — Sebastian Shukla, CNN Money, 5 Sep. 2026

But this roundheeled rom-com’s most unjustified betrayal is its happy ending. — Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for unjustified

• acetamide
• acetonide
• acidified
• antimonide
• beatified
• benzaldehyde
• borohydride
• chalcogenide
• commodified
• decalcified
• declassified
• disaccharide

Legal Definition

unjustified

adjective

un·​jus·​ti·​fied

ˌən-ˈjəs-tə-ˌfīd

: not justified

an unjustified intrusion