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baseless, implausible, inconclusive, theoretical, unconfirmed, uncorroborated, unsupported
Burton's Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006
unsubstantiated
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unsubstantiated — 1775, from UN (Cf. un ) (1) “not” + pp. of SUBSTANTIATE (Cf. substantiate) … Etymology dictionary
unsubstantiated — [adj] questionable, unproven arguable, controversial, debatable, disputable, doubtful, dubious, dubitable, fishy*, hard to believe, iffy*, indefinite, open to doubt, open to question, suspect, suspicious, uncertain, unconfirmed, uncorroborated,… … New thesaurus
unsubstantiated — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ not supported or proven by evidence … English terms dictionary
unsubstantiated — [spelling only] … English World dictionary
unsubstantiated — [[t]ʌ̱nsəbstæ̱nʃieɪtɪd[/t]] ADJ A claim, accusation, or story that is unsubstantiated has not been proved to be valid or true. I do object to their claim, which I find totally unsubstantiated. ...unsubstantiated rumours about his private life.… … English dictionary
unsubstantiated — /un seuhb stan shee ay tid/, adj. 1. not substantiated; unproved or unverified: unsubstantiated allegations. 2. being without form or substance. [1765 75; UN 1 + SUBSTANTIATE + ED2] * * * … Universalium
unsubstantiated — adj. Unsubstantiated is used with these nouns: ↑accusation, ↑allegation, ↑assertion, ↑claim, ↑rumour … Collocations dictionary
unsubstantiated — un|sub|stan|ti|at|ed [ˌʌnsəbˈstænʃieıtıd] adj not proved to be true ▪ unsubstantiated allegations of child abuse … Dictionary of contemporary English
unsubstantiated — un|sub|stan|ti|at|ed [ ʌnsəb stænʃi,eıtəd ] adjective an unsubstantiated argument, claim, etc. is one for which you have no evidence … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
unsubstantiated — adjective unsubstantiated rumors Syn: unconfirmed, unsupported, uncorroborated, unverified, unattested, unproven; unfounded, groundless, baseless, without foundation, unjustified … Thesaurus of popular words
