adjective
unwarranted
adjective
1
Not justified or deserved.
"The criticism felt unwarranted given how hard she'd worked."
"His confidence was unwarranted — he hadn't studied at all."
How to Use Unwarranted
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishSomething done or said without good reason or evidence to back it up.
Common pairings
unwarranted attack
completely unwarranted
unwarranted assumption
Word Forms
more unwarranted comparative, most unwarranted superlative
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Etymology
From un- (\"not\") plus warranted (\"justified\").