unsupported

/ ˌʌnsəˈpɔːtɪd /

adjective

1. not supported physically, financially, or emotionally

   unable to sit up unsupported

2. not upheld by evidence or facts; unsubstantiated

Example Sentences

Experts say such claims are unsupported and give fuel to extremist ideologies, such as the so-called great replacement theory, a racist conspiracy that there’s a plot to reduce the population of white people.

From Los Angeles Times

In recent years, it sued to prevent unsupported claims on stem cell treatments for arthritis and false or misleading information about some health insurance plans.

From Salon

"We feel very unsupported by the people we think should have done the most," she says.

From BBC

Though teachers have maintained that phone bans have been beneficial to their classrooms, they emphasize that it cannot be an unsupported mandate.

From Los Angeles Times

He also bought into Trump’s claims - unsupported by evidence - that election fraud is endemic in the US.

From BBC

Related Words

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• gratuitous
• groundless
• unfounded
• unjustifiable
• unjustified
• unsubstantiated
• untenable
• unwarranted