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
The Four Circuit panel rebuked Bell’s reasoning, describing as novel and unsupported that a court could compel NASCAR to acquiesce to contractual demands by 23XI and Front Row.
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Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 20 June 2025
Dugan went beyond 'official acts' of a judge Prosecutors countered that the defense's judicial immunity argument is flawed and unsupported by legal precedent.
—John Diedrich, jsonline.com, 30 July 2025
Legal experts previously told Newsweek that the allegations were unsupported and expressed skepticism that Obama could be arrested.
—Dan Gooding
gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 July 2025
What’s more, many of the events with the greatest impact, like the death of a loved one or the illness of a family member, often go unsupported by workplace programs.
—Chris Carey, Fortune, 21 July 2025
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Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 20 June 2025
Dugan went beyond 'official acts' of a judge Prosecutors countered that the defense's judicial immunity argument is flawed and unsupported by legal precedent.
—John Diedrich, jsonline.com, 30 July 2025
Legal experts previously told Newsweek that the allegations were unsupported and expressed skepticism that Obama could be arrested.
—Dan Gooding
gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 July 2025
What’s more, many of the events with the greatest impact, like the death of a loved one or the illness of a family member, often go unsupported by workplace programs.
—Chris Carey, Fortune, 21 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unsupported
Adjective
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The policy and specialist support environment is going to need to become more sophisticated, and more responsive to balancing needs and addressing conflict, unfairness and unreasonable requests / restrictions.—
Nancy Doyle,
Forbes.com,
6 Aug. 2025
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Timothy Mousseau, a biologist at the University of South Carolina who studies organisms and ecosystems in radioactive regions, told the Times that the DOE's explanation that the wasps gathered legacy contamination for their homes is not unreasonable.—
Beth Mole,
ArsTechnica,
4 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Experts advise looking for certifications, questioning unsubstantiated language and visuals, and conducting an online search for a product and company to learn about how goods are made and whether there is evidence for what the company says.—
Riane Lumer,
CNN Money,
7 Aug. 2025
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In subsequent social media posts and in comments to reporters, Trump has made unsubstantiated claims about the BLS process for conducting and revising jobs reports and the political motivations of McEntarfer in order to benefit Democrats and undermine Republicans.—
Isabella Murray,
ABC News,
5 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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If the result is not a multiple of 10, then the credit card number is invalid.—
Jack Murtagh,
Scientific American,
12 Aug. 2025
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For example, in the EMEA region, 60% of clicks on programmatic ads within the sports category on mobile apps were invalid in the first quarter of 2025, as were 14% of all mobile app traffic clicks in the region.—
Roman Vrublivskyi,
Forbes.com,
12 Aug. 2025
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“Unsupported.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unsupported. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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