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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The vaunting acclaim the retrospective elicited seems largely unwarranted, though in several brilliant sequences scattered throughout his work, the unruly Rozier achieved an impulsive kind of mastery.
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James Quandt, The New York Review of Books, 31 July 2025
Glenn said just a day earlier that the hoopla on social media was unwarranted as many feared that the latest Jets’ signal caller could miss significant time like his predecessor, Aaron Rodgers, did in his first season in New York.
—Paulina Dedaj, FOXNews.com, 26 July 2025
The threat is unwarranted, the arguments are dubious, and the filing is remarkably short-sighted for any holder of a public media license.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 24 July 2025
Still, Talarico’s sudden place in the imagination of D.C.’s elites is not entirely unwarranted.
—Philip Elliott, Time, 21 July 2025
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James Quandt, The New York Review of Books, 31 July 2025
Glenn said just a day earlier that the hoopla on social media was unwarranted as many feared that the latest Jets’ signal caller could miss significant time like his predecessor, Aaron Rodgers, did in his first season in New York.
—Paulina Dedaj, FOXNews.com, 26 July 2025
The threat is unwarranted, the arguments are dubious, and the filing is remarkably short-sighted for any holder of a public media license.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 24 July 2025
Still, Talarico’s sudden place in the imagination of D.C.’s elites is not entirely unwarranted.
—Philip Elliott, Time, 21 July 2025
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“Unwarranted.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unwarranted. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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