unconfirmed

adjective

Definition of unconfirmednext
as in unproven

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Recent Examples of unconfirmed Officials have quarantined a hospital and are monitoring the contacts of the worker, who died of what unconfirmed media reports said could have been pneumonic plague — a less common but severe form of plague that can spread from person to person. — ABC News, 7 Oct. 2026 Some unconfirmed media reports cited additional recent threats of a plot, but the British government gave no indication of anything imminent. — Steve Hendrix, Arkansas Online, 6 Oct. 2026 Twenty years after an affair and unconfirmed pregnancy, Michael discovers Renee’s son is dating his daughter. — Joe Otterson, Variety, 6 Oct. 2026 The official stressed that many details remained unconfirmed and urged Moscow to provide accurate information quickly. — Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 5 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for unconfirmed
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unconfirmed
  1. unproven
  2. untested
  3. fraudulent
  4. lying
  5. mendacious
Adjective
  • Still, telehealth platforms marketing GLP-1s for addiction trouble some experts, who say this could cause fragmented care and potentially inappropriate prescriptions as researchers are still working to understand and vet the unproven treatments.
    — Ed Silverman, STAT, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Before the defense initiative, the bank had moved away from taking startup stakes, which can be relatively risky bets on unproven technologies.
    — Hugh Son, CNBC, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of unproven
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  • But Sung, Bennett and Miller stayed his order, finding that the California deployment could go forward under an obscure and virtually untested subsection of the law.
    — Sonja Sharp, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Does anyone believe that a new chief of staff, with an untested relationship with Trump, would survive any longer than an Apprentice contestant?
    — Chris Whipple, Vanity Fair, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of untested
Adjective
  • Federal authorities said her husband and several other individuals stole millions of dollars from the casino by creating fraudulent credit vouchers.
    — Sergio Candido, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Malek also faces charges for allegedly submitting fraudulent Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan applications in 2021.
    — Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of fraudulent
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  • He was found dead lying face up on his hotel bed with no signs of trauma, according to a Monday report from the Orange County Sheriff’s Office in Florida.
    — Kenan Draughorne, Los Angeles Times, 14 Jan. 2022
Definition of lying
Adjective
  • The 2026 State of the Union speech stands in contrast, a speech by a mendacious demagogue who has degraded his listeners by debauching their instincts.
    — Eliot A. Cohen, The Atlantic, 26 Feb. 2026
  • Supporters of recent state AI regulations said the measures will address potential threats to public safety and personal privacy, and to counter any mendacious actions created by AI, while not hindering innovation.
    — Hope Moses, Chicago Tribune, 10 Jan. 2026
Definition of mendacious

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“Unconfirmed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unconfirmed. Accessed 27 Oct. 2026.

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