unsubstantiated

Examples

• All

• There are several unsubstantiated versions of how the name was derived.

  Academic text (1992)

• To put this out unsubstantiated is at best unwise, and at worst unethical.

  The Hoax (2006)

• In this situation, more individuals might know of an unsubstantiated case.

  Academic text (1999)

• What an unsubstantiated claim on Facebook.

  The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

• Making bold, unsubstantiated claims also reduces trust in scientists.

• On the other hand, she admits that to this point her intuitions remain largely unsubstantiated by solid evidence.

  Academic text (2008)

• All you have are unsubstantiated claims bordering on slander.

  Necessary Evil (2008)

• At the same time, according to Ivanov, "there should be no unsubstantiated accusation."

  Academic text (2003)

• Although these allegations remained unsubstantiated, Moreno's close relations with SECOFI were never in dispute.

  Academic text (2000)

• There are unsubstantiated reports of some citizens receiving Presidential Alerts with instructions to report to military bases around the country, having been selected for transport to classified emergency shelters.

  Greenland (2020)

Synonyms

U

unfounded

vsunsubstantiated

46 5.6

No facts or proof support it

is the broader absence of evidence rather than a proved falsehood

B

baseless

vsunsubstantiated

29 5.0

Has no facts or good reasons to support it

is the same lack but used more for claims or arguments

U

unproven

vsunsubstantiated

28 4.9

Not shown to be true or to work

is about lacking evidence rather than being actively disproved

U

unsupported

vsunsubstantiated

9 5.0

Not backed by facts or proof

is the same idea focused on missing evidence rather than backing

U

unverified

vsunsubstantiated

7 5.3

No one has checked it to see if it is true

is about lacking evidence support rather than the formal checking process

U

uncorroborated

vsunsubstantiated

6 8.1

Not proved by other facts or evidence

is about absence of support even without needing extra corroboration

A

alleged

vsunsubstantiated

• Literature

3 4.2

Said to be true or to have happened but not proved

is about absence of evidence rather than the act of claiming

U

unproved

vsunsubstantiated

1 6.3

No good evidence shows it is true

focuses on never being shown rather than missing any supporting facts

U

ungrounded

vsunsubstantiated

1 6.3

Not based on facts or evidence

focuses on missing factual basis rather than formal proof

U

unevidenced

vsunsubstantiated

1 8.4

A claim with no facts or proof to show it is true

is the general absence of proof rather than a missing confirmation process

U

unsourced

vsunsubstantiated

1 6.3

Not having a named or known source of information

is about missing evidential support rather than absent source information

P

proofless

vsunsubstantiated

8.5

Having no evidence to support it

is the same lack but stated more generally about evidence

U

undemonstrated

vsunsubstantiated

7.2

Not proven to be true by tests or studies

stresses lack of demonstration rather than absence of supporting facts

U

unattested

vsunsubstantiated

• Formal

8.9

No official source or written record confirms it

is about missing general evidence rather than formal record confirmation

U

unsustained

vsunsubstantiated

7.1

Not supported by facts after checking

is about lacking support even before any review or test

U

unfound

vsunsubstantiated

7.2

Not based on facts or evidence

is the wider absence of proof rather than a proven falsehood

F

foundationless

vsunsubstantiated

7.5

Not based on real facts or evidence

is the more general lack of evidence without naming base type

U

unshored

vsunsubstantiated

9.9

Not supported by facts or evidence

expresses the same absence but often used in a figurative sense

U

unempirical

vsunsubstantiated

8.2

Does not use observation or real-world facts

is about lacking general evidence rather than only empirical support

S

suppositional

vsunsubstantiated

9.3

Based on an idea rather than on solid proof

is about missing evidence support rather than being merely speculative

S

suppositious

vsunsubstantiated

9.9

Not supported by facts

focuses on the speculative origin rather than mere absence of proof

S

supposititious

vsunsubstantiated

9.9

Based mainly on guesswork rather than proven facts

is about lacking evidence not just being imaginative or conjectural

Antonyms

S

substantiative

• Formal

9.2

Having real facts or proof that support a claim

How Supported

proven

1 3.2

established

4.2

supported

2.0

plausible

129 7.2

unsubstantiated

38 7.5

questionable

176 3.9

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology