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
Sheinbaum called the accusations politically motivated and unsupported.
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Jesus Mesa
gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 June 2025
In this case, Alex’s high accountability, unsupported by other dimensions, is likely to manifest in excess, appearing burdened, obsessive, or overly controlling.
—Mary Crossan, Forbes.com, 25 June 2025
Last year the trickle of upgrades moved back and forth, creating some heartburn in the cyber community, as the prospect of a security nightmare with hundreds of millions of Windows users running unsupported PCs started to seem very real.
—Zak Doffman, Forbes.com, 24 June 2025
Kennedy has made unsupported or misleading claims about some of these shots, falsely claiming the measles vaccine leads to deaths every year and leads to illnesses caused by the disease itself.
—Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 24 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for unsupported
Jesus Mesa
gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 June 2025
In this case, Alex’s high accountability, unsupported by other dimensions, is likely to manifest in excess, appearing burdened, obsessive, or overly controlling.
—Mary Crossan, Forbes.com, 25 June 2025
Last year the trickle of upgrades moved back and forth, creating some heartburn in the cyber community, as the prospect of a security nightmare with hundreds of millions of Windows users running unsupported PCs started to seem very real.
—Zak Doffman, Forbes.com, 24 June 2025
Kennedy has made unsupported or misleading claims about some of these shots, falsely claiming the measles vaccine leads to deaths every year and leads to illnesses caused by the disease itself.
—Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 24 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unsupported
Adjective
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Barbara Attard, a police accountability expert, said meet and confer can last months, but beyond a year is unreasonable.—
Kelly Davis,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
25 July 2025
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The same could be true of the recent cost estimates, but construction technology has advanced in the past half century, so that lower costs per mile are not unreasonable.—
Michael Lynch,
Forbes.com,
25 July 2025
Adjective
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The number of people missing since the July 4 floods in Texas dropped to three this weekend as authorities recovered victims, located those who turned out to be safe, and unmasked a few unsubstantiated or falsified reports, officials said.—
Theresa Braine,
New York Daily News,
20 July 2025
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The Warrens, and later Spera, were fond of recounting a macabre (albeit unsubstantiated) tale about a museum guest who spurned their warnings and taunted Annabelle.—
Declan Gallagher,
EW.com,
16 July 2025
Adjective
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The Nunez contract is invalid because it was improperly solicited or procured.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
29 July 2025
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Maxwell has appealed her case to the Supreme Court, saying her conviction was invalid because of an earlier deal Epstein made with federal prosecutors.—
Brian Bennett,
Time,
28 July 2025
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“Unsupported.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unsupported. Accessed 4 Aug. 2025.
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