unevidenced

Examples

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• Many claims in the debate were unevidenced and lacked proper support.

• When you apply that rationale to something unevidenced, it's called "special pleading."

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• I probably first began to move toward atheism because I became increasingly aware during my adolescence that religious truth claims were entirely unevidenced and, in fact, were rarely even internally consistent, still less consistent with scientific observations of reality.

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• Making unfounded, unevidenced, dishonest, politically motivated charges in this way seriously undermines the Progressive Party's role as a force for election reform, including campaign finance reform.

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• The study was criticized for making unevidenced assertions about the benefits of the treatment.

• Her conclusions were unevidenced, leading to doubts about the validity of her research.

Synonyms

U

unsubstantiated

vsunevidenced

36 7.5

Not supported by facts or proof

is the general term for lacking backing by facts or confirmation

U

unproven

vsunevidenced

27 4.9

Not shown to be true or to work

focuses on absence of confirmation rather than proof method details

U

unsupported

vsunevidenced

12 5.0

Not backed by facts or proof

expresses the same absence of backing but in a broader way

U

unverified

vsunevidenced

7 5.3

No one has checked it to see if it is true

lacks such confirmation but emphasizes absence of supporting facts generally

U

uncorroborated

vsunevidenced

6 8.1

Not proved by other facts or evidence

lacks additional confirming material and so misses independent support

U

unsourced

vsunevidenced

2 6.3

Not having a named or known source of information

focuses on missing source information while the key stresses lack of confirming facts

U

unproved

vsunevidenced

1 6.3

No good evidence shows it is true

shares lack of proof but highlights general absence rather than process

U

unresearched

vsunevidenced

1 5.9

Not carefully studied and without good proof

is about lacking proof now rather than merely needing further study

U

unfound

vsunevidenced

1 7.2

Not based on facts or evidence

means the same lack of basis but without implying any search effort

U

unestablished

vsunevidenced

1 7.3

Not well known or accepted by many people

refers to lack of specific supporting facts rather than general recognition

N

noncredible

vsunevidenced

1 7.2

Not believable or trustworthy

implies lack of trustworthiness rather than solely absence of supporting facts

U

undemonstrated

vsunevidenced

1 7.2

Not proven to be true by tests or studies

means lacking confirmation generally rather than focusing only on demonstration

P

proofless

vsunevidenced

1 8.5

Having no evidence to support it

lacks direct proof while the focus is on absence of backing

U

unattested

vsunevidenced

• Formal

1 8.9

No official source or written record confirms it

is the broader lack of support rather than only missing official records

U

unempirical

vsunevidenced

1 8.2

Does not use observation or real-world facts

describes absence of supporting facts generally rather than a specifically scientific absence

U

unsustained

vsunevidenced

1 7.1

Not supported by facts after checking

means it has no support overall rather than failing only after review

U

unshored

vsunevidenced

9.9

Not supported by facts or evidence

is the plain absence of support rather than a figurative unstable foundation

Antonyms

P

proven

548 3.2

Shown by facts to be true and to work well

E

evidenced

• Formal

1 4.8

Shown by facts or proof

How Supported

proven

548 3.2

supported

76 2.0

unevidenced

1 8.4

baseless

29 5.0

Surface Forms

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