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unwarranted

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of unwarranted

1 not needed by the circumstances or to accomplish an end
  • The committee concluded that any further revisions to the regulations were currently unwarranted.
Synonyms of unwarranted

dispensable, gratuitous, inessential, needless, nonessential, uncalled-for, unessential, unnecessary
Words Related to unwarranted

discretionary, elective, optional

extra, extraneous, irrelative, irrelevant, redundant, superfluous
Near Antonyms of unwarranted

all-important, crucial, important, vital

imperative, pressing, urgent
Antonyms of unwarranted

essential, indispensable, necessary, needed, needful, required
2 having no basis in reason or fact
  • Don't leap to unwarranted conclusions.
Synonyms of unwarranted

baseless, foundationless, groundless, invalid, nonvalid, unfounded, unreasonable, unsubstantiated, unsupported
Words Related to unwarranted

illogical, irrational, nonlogical, unconscionable, unsound

fallacious, false, misled, wrong

gratuitous, uncalled-for, unnecessary

flimsy, implausible, misleading, specious, unconvincing, untenable, weak

ill-advised, unreasoned

inconsistent

absurd, asinine, brainless, crackpot, crazy, fatuous, foolish, half-witted, harebrained, meaningless, nonsensical, preposterous, senseless, silly, simpleminded, stupid, unwise

insane, lunatic, mad, nutty, wacky (also whacky)
Near Antonyms of unwarranted

certified, validated, verified

confirmed, corroborated

informed, logical, rational

commonsense, sane, sensible, sober, wise

actual, genuine, real, true

certain, sure

clear, cogent, compelling, convincing, credible, persuasive, plausible, satisfying, solid, sound
Antonyms of unwarranted

good, hard, just, justified, reasonable, reasoned, substantiated, valid, well-founded, well-grounded

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