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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Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 17 June 2025
Despite Orlando Brown going on an unwarranted tirade demanding that Raven-Symoné divorce wife Miranda Maday, the That’s So Raven star is blissfully celebrating their five-year wedding anniversary.
—Mya Abraham, VIBE.com, 17 June 2025
Scrutinizing visa applicants’ social media activities as part of the immigration process blurs the line between legitimate security concerns and unwarranted digital surveillance, said Khadijah El-Usman, a digital rights lawyer from Paradigm Initiative, a pan-African social enterprise.
—Bukola Adebayo, Christian Science Monitor, 16 June 2025
Rather, the unwarranted deployment of troops increased, rather than lessened, the public safety risk.
—Sophie Clark, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 June 2025
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 3 Jul. 2025.
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