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
Early in 2022, Zahab and longtime expedition partner Kevin Vallely were stymied while attempting an unsupported crossing of Ellesmere, a 500-mile-long Canadian island in the Arctic Circle (and one of the northernmost land masses on the planet).
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Owen Clarke, Outside Online, 2 May 2025
Outside scientists examine submitted studies for biases, errors, and unsupported claims or conclusions, and authors are required to include statements about conflicts of interest—including reasons for even just the appearance of bias in the eyes of others—and to disclose their funding sources.
—Eric Reinhart, Scientific American, 1 May 2025
But her message was met with silence, leaving her feeling ignored and unsupported.
—Ashley Vega, People.com, 29 Apr. 2025
My mother’s college acting teacher insisted that Vanya must be played as suffering from hemorrhoids (a conviction unsupported by the script).
—Jason Zinoman, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2025
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Owen Clarke, Outside Online, 2 May 2025
Outside scientists examine submitted studies for biases, errors, and unsupported claims or conclusions, and authors are required to include statements about conflicts of interest—including reasons for even just the appearance of bias in the eyes of others—and to disclose their funding sources.
—Eric Reinhart, Scientific American, 1 May 2025
But her message was met with silence, leaving her feeling ignored and unsupported.
—Ashley Vega, People.com, 29 Apr. 2025
My mother’s college acting teacher insisted that Vanya must be played as suffering from hemorrhoids (a conviction unsupported by the script).
—Jason Zinoman, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unsupported
Adjective
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At this juncture, a 10-7 regular season record isn’t unreasonable.—
Charley Walters,
Twin Cities,
25 May 2025
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Are my feelings unreasonable? – Mother-of-the-Groom Gloom Dear Mother: Your feelings are completely reasonable.—
R. Eric Thomas,
Mercury News,
23 May 2025
Adjective
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One Democrat member even made the unsubstantiated argument that laws to keep trans athletes out of girls' sports would result in genital inspections of children.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
22 May 2025
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Immigration authorities may reject frivolous or unsubstantiated cases.—
Antonio Maria Delgado,
Miami Herald,
19 May 2025
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The company has also said no federal regulatory agency has ever told it the credits are invalid.—
Jonathan Shorman,
Kansas City Star,
20 May 2025
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The board oversees virtually every aspect of state elections, large and small, from setting rules dictating what makes ballots valid or invalid to monitoring compliance with campaign finance laws.—
Doug Bock Clark,
ProPublica,
16 May 2025
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“Unsupported.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unsupported. Accessed 1 Jun. 2025.
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