unsupported
9
5.0
- adjective
- /ˌʌn.səˈpɔːr.tɪd/
:
no comprobado
- It's better to say that the first statement is unsupported by the evidence and purely speculative.
- unsupported assertion
- unsupported assumption
- unsupported claim
I mean, why go beyond the evidence to make a, an unsupported critical claim about British colonialism?
- I mean, why go beyond the evidence to make a, an unsupported critical claim about British colonialism?
Examples
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When you blame capitalism, TFT, you are making unsupported claims that have neither evidence nor reason.
Blog text (22) -
The reports are written in vague, repetitious generalities, full of unsupported assertions, unexamined assumptions, and undefined terms.
Academic text (2002) -
These are all unsupported from my reading of the literature.
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I am not given to wild, unsupported statements.
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And we certainly cannot make unsupported allegations.
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Both narratives are possible hypotheses; both are unsupported by evidence.
Academic text (2016) -
Ironically, this led to its demise because of the many unsupported claims made for it.
Blog text (16) -
Defenders of Ecuador have responded that U.S. fears are unsupported and illogical.
Academic text (2012) -
This sort of unsupported speculation, as I've already warned you, Mr. Barris... ...is completely worthless.
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He felt unsupported in his decision to pursue a new career path without any advice from his colleagues.
Synonyms
46
5.6
No facts or proof support it
38
7.5
Not supported by facts or proof
29
5.0
Has no facts or good reasons to support it
28
4.9
Not shown to be true or to work
7
5.3
No one has checked it to see if it is true
6
8.1
Not proved by other facts or evidence
4
8.1
Not able to be proven or shown to be true
4
6.8
No one can show it is right
1
6.3
No good evidence shows it is true
1
6.3
Not having a named or known source of information
1
8.4
A claim with no facts or proof to show it is true
1
7.3
Not well known or accepted by many people
Not proven to be true by tests or studies
Having no evidence to support it
Not based on facts or evidence
Not able to be proved with evidence
Cannot be supported by proof or good reasons
Not supported by facts after checking
Does not use observation or real-world facts
No official source or written record confirms it
Not supported by facts or evidence
Not supported by facts
Antonyms
How Supported
1
3.2
129
7.2
176
3.9
9
5.0
38
7.5
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Unsupported is made of un- 'not' and support 'to back' or 'give proof'. Think of a claim with no facts or people backing it up — it has no support and seems weak, so unsupported here means 'not backed by evidence'.