as in unreasonable
having no basis in reason or fact
an unsupported claim that the structure was built by Vikings
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Recent Examples of unsupported
In November, O'Brady, 40, will embark on a solo, unsupported 2,000-mile ski crossing of Antarctica over 110 days.
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Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 2 Oct. 2025
In 2018, Colin O’Brady became the first person in history to cross the landmass of Antarctica—solo, unsupported and completely human-powered.
—Peter White, Deadline, 2 Oct. 2025
The order came one day after those states sued the administration, alleging the funding shift was politically motivated and legally unsupported.
—Robert Alexander, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Oct. 2025
The trade pact is also a one-off, unsupported by any institutional infrastructure.
—Jennifer Kavanagh, Foreign Affairs, 30 Sep. 2025
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Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 2 Oct. 2025
In 2018, Colin O’Brady became the first person in history to cross the landmass of Antarctica—solo, unsupported and completely human-powered.
—Peter White, Deadline, 2 Oct. 2025
The order came one day after those states sued the administration, alleging the funding shift was politically motivated and legally unsupported.
—Robert Alexander, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Oct. 2025
The trade pact is also a one-off, unsupported by any institutional infrastructure.
—Jennifer Kavanagh, Foreign Affairs, 30 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unsupported
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Officers are able to use loitering laws as general warrants to circumvent individuals’ constitutional right to be protected from unreasonable searches and seizures, Wood said.—
Alex Brizee,
Idaho Statesman,
10 Nov. 2025
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The class counsel has argued that objectors are raising either points that were already decided, inappropriate for this forum, or unreasonable to address.—
Daniel Libit,
Sportico.com,
5 Nov. 2025
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The SARsfilings are required under the Bank Secrecy Act, and regulators warn on the actual bank forms that the reports are confidential and contain unsubstantiated allegations of possible criminal activity.—
Antonio Maria Delgado,
Miami Herald,
7 Nov. 2025
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There have been anti-China rallies in downtown Seoul in recent months, where protesters chanted racist slurs and made unsubstantiated claims of Chinese inference in South Korean politics.—
Se Eun Gong,
NPR,
2 Nov. 2025
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If the court rules that the indictment or appointment is invalid, prosecutors may be barred from refiling because the statute of limitations has expired.—
Gabe Whisnant,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Nov. 2025
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Robinson rejected Towers’ arguments that the settlements were invalid due to mutual mistake or missing formal signatures.—
Kendrick Calfee,
Kansas City Star,
31 Oct. 2025
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“Unsupported.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unsupported. Accessed 14 Nov. 2025.
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