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
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As the moon and Venus clash, someone’s unwillingness to meet you halfway isn’t unjustified.
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Usa Today, USA Today, 12 Mar. 2026
Implying, as some Democrats seem to be doing, that the elimination of a foreign administration committed to terrorism might be unjustified or wrong is political folly.
—Chicago Tribune, 5 Mar. 2026
Williams is relatively clueless beyond opposition to unjustified, racially discriminatory use of lethal force on display in the deaths of Trayvon Martin, George Floyd and a disturbing chronicle of other homicides.
—Bruce Fein, Baltimore Sun, 5 Mar. 2026
The standoff reveals deepening tensions between Washington and a key NATO ally who refuses to back what Sánchez calls an unjustified military assault.
—Joseph Wilson, Los Angeles Times, 5 Mar. 2026
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Usa Today, USA Today, 12 Mar. 2026
Implying, as some Democrats seem to be doing, that the elimination of a foreign administration committed to terrorism might be unjustified or wrong is political folly.
—Chicago Tribune, 5 Mar. 2026
Williams is relatively clueless beyond opposition to unjustified, racially discriminatory use of lethal force on display in the deaths of Trayvon Martin, George Floyd and a disturbing chronicle of other homicides.
—Bruce Fein, Baltimore Sun, 5 Mar. 2026
The standoff reveals deepening tensions between Washington and a key NATO ally who refuses to back what Sánchez calls an unjustified military assault.
—Joseph Wilson, Los Angeles Times, 5 Mar. 2026
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“Unjustified.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unjustified. Accessed 14 Mar. 2026.
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