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
Eager, but unsupported Gen Z approaches AI with both enthusiasm and anxiousness.
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Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 29 Aug. 2025
This editorial simply reinforces an unsupported stereotype that school administrators care only about their own personal record.
—Chicago Tribune, 26 Aug. 2025
Don’t fall for the rhetoric that is based on a few anecdotal stories and unsupported by data, or by facts surrounding crime and public disorder.
—Karl W. Bickel, Baltimore Sun, 19 Aug. 2025
As the animal and plant communities of our Rockies change rapidly in a warming world, this kind of policy would not only be unsupported by scientific evidence, but also likely to impede the ability of our animal communities to survive, adapt and thrive.
—John Wendt, The Conversation, 11 Aug. 2025
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Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 29 Aug. 2025
This editorial simply reinforces an unsupported stereotype that school administrators care only about their own personal record.
—Chicago Tribune, 26 Aug. 2025
Don’t fall for the rhetoric that is based on a few anecdotal stories and unsupported by data, or by facts surrounding crime and public disorder.
—Karl W. Bickel, Baltimore Sun, 19 Aug. 2025
As the animal and plant communities of our Rockies change rapidly in a warming world, this kind of policy would not only be unsupported by scientific evidence, but also likely to impede the ability of our animal communities to survive, adapt and thrive.
—John Wendt, The Conversation, 11 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unsupported
Adjective
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We're protected from unreasonable searches and seizures.—
Adeola Adeosun,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Sep. 2025
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This is a crude and unreasonable attempt to make the discussion into an all-or-nothing affair.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
7 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Allowing the President to unlawfully remove Governor Cook on unsubstantiated and vague allegations would endanger the stability of our financial system and undermine the rule of law.—
Siladitya Ray,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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But Michael Strain, director of economic policy studies at the American Enterprise Institute, noted that Trump’s promise that strong job growth is ahead contradicts his unsubstantiated claims that recent jobs data was faked to embarrass him.—
Dave Smith,
Fortune,
6 Sep. 2025
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The other client of Miami’s Rawsi Williams in the Bar’s petition, however, filed a Bar grievance after the first settlement funds check sent to her was declared invalid by her bank.—
David J. Neal,
Miami Herald,
9 Sep. 2025
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But Bird said Minnesota courts could do more to weed out invalid cases brought against patients.—
Molly Castle Work,
Twin Cities,
8 Sep. 2025
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“Unsupported.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unsupported. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.
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