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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Civil Code Section 4740 grandfathers rental prohibitions, while Section 4741 bans rental prohibitions and unreasonable restrictions.—
Kelly G. Richardson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
4 Nov. 2025
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But this is perhaps an artificial high tempo, dictated by an unreasonable number of substitutes.—
Michael Cox,
New York Times,
2 Nov. 2025
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The Amityville Horror, a somewhat underrated flick, is based on the real-life Lutz's unsubstantiated claim that the house was actually haunted.—
Steven Thrash,
Entertainment Weekly,
25 Oct. 2025
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Musk himself has been known to repost unsubstantiated claims, boosting them to his hundreds of millions of followers.—
Hadas Gold,
CNN Money,
7 Oct. 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 8 Nov. 2025.
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