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.
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
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Judith Martin, Mercury News, 25 Feb. 2026
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In each of the commercials, ordinary people seeking advice from an artificially-sounding person standing in for the AI chatbot were interrupted by unwarranted advertisements.
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Judith Martin, Mercury News, 25 Feb. 2026
Nonetheless, the criticisms of AI butting its way into journalism aren’t unwarranted.
—Frank Landymore, Futurism, 25 Feb. 2026
In each of the commercials, ordinary people seeking advice from an artificially-sounding person standing in for the AI chatbot were interrupted by unwarranted advertisements.
—Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 19 Feb. 2026
Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche fired back at Massie's claims of unwarranted redactions.
—John Parkinson, ABC News, 10 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for unwarranted
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“Unwarranted.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unwarranted. Accessed 28 Feb. 2026.
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