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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However, videos taken by eyewitnesses have led many to decry the shooting as unwarranted.
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Mike Snider, USA Today, 8 Jan. 2026
Democrats pushed back, specifically leaders in New Orleans who said a deployment was unwarranted.
—CBS News, 30 Dec. 2025
Designing for, and With, Humans in Mind This is not to say that the hype surrounding AI and other innovations is unwarranted.
—Bill Connolly, Rolling Stone, 30 Dec. 2025
The smattering of small earthquakes in Southern California generated significant, not altogether unwarranted, attention last year.
—Los Angeles Times, Boston Herald, 22 Dec. 2025
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Mike Snider, USA Today, 8 Jan. 2026
Democrats pushed back, specifically leaders in New Orleans who said a deployment was unwarranted.
—CBS News, 30 Dec. 2025
Designing for, and With, Humans in Mind This is not to say that the hype surrounding AI and other innovations is unwarranted.
—Bill Connolly, Rolling Stone, 30 Dec. 2025
The smattering of small earthquakes in Southern California generated significant, not altogether unwarranted, attention last year.
—Los Angeles Times, Boston Herald, 22 Dec. 2025
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“Unwarranted.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unwarranted. Accessed 18 Jan. 2026.
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