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unverified

unverified

7 5.3
No one has checked it to see if it is true
  • adjective
  • /ʌnˈvɛrɪfaɪd/
translation icon : no verificado
  • All express displeasure at having to work with unverified material.
  • an unverified claim
  • unverified allegations
  • an unverified rumor

Examples

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

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  • Well, according to this unverified rumor.

  • 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

unsubstantiated
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38 7.5

Not supported by facts or proof

is about missing formal verification rather than only missing support
unproven
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28 4.9

Not shown to be true or to work

highlights missing confirmation by evidence or testing
unconfirmed
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  • Literature
20 4.2

Not yet proven to be true or official

focuses on absence of proof from evidence or investigation
unsupported
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9 5.0

Not backed by facts or proof

focuses on absence of formal confirmation by inquiry or testing
uncorroborated
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6 8.1

Not proved by other facts or evidence

is primarily about lacking initial confirmation by direct investigation
unproved
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1 6.3

No good evidence shows it is true

stresses lack of investigation or evidence that would prove it
unvalidated
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1 6.6

Not checked to see if information is correct or safe

is about lack of confirmation by evidence or investigation
unevidenced
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1 8.4

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

emphasizes lack of investigative confirmation rather than general support
unestablished
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1 7.3

Not well known or accepted by many people

is about missing proof from evidence or inquiry rather than recognition
unsourced
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1 6.3

Not having a named or known source of information

focuses on absence of proof rather than missing information about origin
undemonstrated
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7.2

Not proven to be true by tests or studies

focuses on absence of confirmation by evidence rather than display
unattested
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  • Formal
8.9

No official source or written record confirms it

is about absence of proof from investigation rather than only records
unfound
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7.2

Not based on facts or evidence

means not yet confirmed by investigation rather than only lacking basis

Antonyms

1 3.9

Shown to be true or correct after checking

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

unverified positive

Morphology

unverified = verified (transparent) = un + verify + ed

The adjective is formed by prefixing 'un-' to 'verified' (itself verify + -ed), producing the regular negation 'not verified'.

Etymology

Unverified starts with un- meaning 'not' and the part verify comes from an old word for 'true', the same root behind English very. So unverified means 'not checked or confirmed as true'.