unjustified

adjective

Definition of unjustifiednext
as in unreasonable

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Recent Examples of unjustified Critics called the change an unjustified, undemocratic sidestepping of the state constitution and the will of voters. — Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2026 And when corruption is not a concern, the court believes limits on political spending are unjustified. — John J. Martin, The Conversation, 30 June 2026 Prosecutors argued that the stabbing was an unjustified attack that stemmed from a disagreement over Anthony's presence under a Memorial High School team tent during the rainy track meet, the Associated Press reported. — Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 14 June 2026 The Collin County Criminal District Attorney’s Office described Metcalf’s killing in Frisco as an unjustified, provoked murder. — Amy McDaniel, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for unjustified
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unjustified
  1. unreasonable
  2. irrational
  3. unfounded
  4. illogical
  5. unwarranted
  6. uninformed
  7. groundless
  8. nonsensical
Adjective
  • Which is not entirely unreasonable given this very specific set of circumstances.
    — Brian Grubb, Vulture, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Recalls are issued when vehicle owners, regulators, or manufacturers determine that a potentially faulty component presents an unreasonable safety risk or fails to meet specified standards.
    — Jim Gorzelany, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
Definition of unreasonable
Adjective
  • For all the film focuses on Carlson’s irrational attempts to peg the murder on gay people, the actual gay man Tom disappears from the narrative for long periods of time.
    — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 31 July 2026
  • Retailers’ reputations as poor environments for technology innovation is not unjustified, but their behavior is not completely irrational either.
    — Richard Kestenbaum, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026
Definition of irrational
Adjective
  • Second, in some cases, state law doesn't allow DOI to see the record at all, including cases ACS determined to be unfounded.
    — Alice Gainer, CBS News, 31 July 2026
  • That speculation, however, proved to be unfounded, and BeBe ultimately placed third on the season overall.
    — Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 31 July 2026
Definition of unfounded
Adjective
  • As presented in the Gang’s illogical scapegoating, fear-mongering, and overall manipulative self-exoneration, the debate turned into a farce.
    — Dennis Perkins, Entertainment Weekly, 28 July 2026
  • For instance, a sleep issue prompt yields varied advice depending on prior conversational context, occasionally making illogical leaps.
    — Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 26 July 2026
Definition of illogical
Adjective
  • Today’s blog post further claimed that Old Reddit is leading to unwarranted content scraping.
    — Scharon Harding, ArsTechnica, 5 Aug. 2026
  • Furthermore, integrated video and POS data protect employees by quickly disproving false customer claims or unwarranted liability disputes.
    — Robert Messer, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
Definition of unwarranted
Adjective
  • The uninformed believe this is the solution to healthcare insurance for all.
    — Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 26 July 2026
  • This occurs because asking questions publicly carries a high social cost, making individuals fear judgment or appearing uninformed.
    — Benjamin Laker, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
Definition of uninformed
Adjective
  • For Rocha, however, the claims examined in the documentary are groundless — and tiring.
    — Johnny Dodd, PEOPLE, 15 July 2026
  • But too often groundless complaints are filed concerning behavior that was an unremarkable part of growing up just a generation ago.
    — Editorial, Boston Herald, 21 May 2026
Definition of groundless
Adjective
  • Their children — Graham (played at 12 by Noah Alexander Sosnowski and later at 17 by Gabriel Barbosa) and Ruth (played at 8 by Riley Chung and 13 by Emma Ho) — are at turns grating, nonsensical, and ill-defined like everything else in the film.
    — Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Having negotiated an extraordinary package — ending sanctions, unfreezing assets and establishing a $300 billion reparation fund — Iran made the seemingly nonsensical decision to pick a fight instead.
    — Matthew Gould, Washington Post, 24 July 2026
Definition of nonsensical

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