unverified

Examples

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• There are many unverified reports of a massive wooden vessel on Mount Ararat.

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• Well, according to this unverified rumor.

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• And reports or rumors about any secret financial settlement are completely unverified.

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• All I have seen is a single newspaper report written in Persian with an unverified translation into English.

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• The danger in anecdotal evidence is that it is unverified and essentially unquantified.

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• Why don't newspapers just go ahead and publish unverified obits, or airlines give out bereavement tickets on somebody's word alone?

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• The article presented an unverified claim about the politician's past that lacked credible sources.

• Many social media posts contain unverified information that can lead to misunderstandings.

• He dismissed the unverified allegations, stating there was no evidence to support them.

Synonyms

U

unsubstantiated

vsunverified

38 7.5

Not supported by facts or proof

is about missing formal verification rather than only missing support

U

unproven

vsunverified

28 4.9

Not shown to be true or to work

highlights missing confirmation by evidence or testing

U

unconfirmed

vsunverified

• Literature

20 4.2

Not yet proven to be true or official

focuses on absence of proof from evidence or investigation

U

unsupported

vsunverified

9 5.0

Not backed by facts or proof

focuses on absence of formal confirmation by inquiry or testing

U

uncorroborated

vsunverified

6 8.1

Not proved by other facts or evidence

is primarily about lacking initial confirmation by direct investigation

U

unproved

vsunverified

1 6.3

No good evidence shows it is true

stresses lack of investigation or evidence that would prove it

U

unvalidated

vsunverified

1 6.6

Not checked to see if information is correct or safe

is about lack of confirmation by evidence or investigation

U

unevidenced

vsunverified

1 8.4

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

emphasizes lack of investigative confirmation rather than general support

U

unestablished

vsunverified

1 7.3

Not well known or accepted by many people

is about missing proof from evidence or inquiry rather than recognition

U

unsourced

vsunverified

1 6.3

Not having a named or known source of information

focuses on absence of proof rather than missing information about origin

U

undemonstrated

vsunverified

7.2

Not proven to be true by tests or studies

focuses on absence of confirmation by evidence rather than display

U

unattested

vsunverified

• Formal

8.9

No official source or written record confirms it

is about absence of proof from investigation rather than only records

U

unfound

vsunverified

7.2

Not based on facts or evidence

means not yet confirmed by investigation rather than only lacking basis

Antonyms

V

verified

1 3.9

Shown to be true or correct after checking

A

authenticated

• Specialized

5.0

Shown to be real by official checks

How Verified

verified

1 3.9

unverified

7 5.3

alleged

• Literature

3 4.2

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology